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Definition of Bigeminal
1. Adjective. Occurring in pairs. "A bigeminal pulse"
Definition of Bigeminal
1. Adjective. Occurring in pairs; doubled or twinned. ¹
2. Noun. The occurrence of premature atrial or ventricular heartbeats in pairs. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Bigeminal
1. [adj]
Medical Definition of Bigeminal
1. Paired; double; twin. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Bigeminal
Literary usage of Bigeminal
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Psychiatry: A Clinical Treatise on Diseases of the Fore-brain Based Upon a by Theodor Meynert (1885)
"The axes of the superior bigeminal body intersect close behind this ganglion and
diverge anteriorly, leaving the posterior commissure exposed between them ..."
2. Therapeutics of the circulation by Thomas Lauder Brunton (1915)
"One patient of mine, who is now seventy-nine years of age, had for many years a
bigeminal pulse, that is, two beats in rapid succession followed by a longer ..."
3. Progressive Medicine by Hobart Amory Hare (1904)
"He attributes the bigeminal action to the influence of digitalis in this and in
... long ago shown that digitalis is an efficient cause of bigeminal action. ..."
4. Medical Review (1902)
"Forty- eight hours later the patient was worst, tie! cardiac dulness was increased,
the pui-eh^ become bigeminal, and diuresis had not C3i menced. ..."
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