Medical Definition of Escape contraction

1. Escaped beat, an automatic beat, usually arising from the A-V junction or ventricle, occurring after the next expected normal beat has defaulted; it is therefore always a late beat, terminating a longer cycle than the normal. Synonym: escape contraction. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Escape Contraction

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escape
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escaped
escapee
escapees
escapement
escapement
escapements
escaper
escapers
escapes
escape beat
escape cock
escape conditioning
escape contraction (current term)
escape expert
escape from
escape hatch
escape impulse
escape interval
escape mechanism
escape phenomenon
escape reaction
escape rhythm
escape training
escape valve
escape velocity
escape ventricular contraction
escape wheel

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