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bigeminal

bigeminal

9.9
Happening in pairs, often describing irregular heartbeats
  • adjective
  • /bɪˈdʒɛmɪnəl/
  • Specialized
: bigeminal
  • During the stress test, the cardiologist detected bigeminal heartbeats, raising concern for further evaluation.

Examples

  • The patient exhibited a bigeminal pulse during the arrhythmia episode.

  • Electrocardiograms can reveal bigeminal rhythms in some cardiac disorders.

  • A bigeminal pattern may indicate underlying heart conditions that require further investigation.

  • The patient experienced bigeminal beats during the examination.

  • Is it common to have bigeminal rhythms in athletes?

  • The bigeminal rhythm observed on the ECG suggested a possible arrhythmia that needed to be closely monitored.

  • Doctors noted the patient's bigeminal beats, which could indicate an abnormality in heart function.

Antonyms

single
∞ 1.0

For one person or thing, not shared with others

Surface Forms

bigeminal positive

Morphology

bigeminal = geminal (semi-transparent) = bi + gemin + al

The word is built from the prefix bi- and the adjective geminal, but the specialized medical sense is only partly predictable from the components.

Etymology

Bigeminal comes from Latin parts bi- ('two') and gemin- ('twin'), the same idea you see in bicycle, which has two wheels, and the star sign Gemini. So, bigeminal describes something that happens in pairs, for example when heartbeats come two at a time.