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crochetage

crochetage noun: a pattern on an electrocardiogram with a fancied resemblance to the work of a crochet needle; it is a notch near the apex of the R wave in inferior limb leads of atrial septal defects of the ostium secundum type (patent ostium secundum, that is, patent foramen secundum).

Noun

crochetage (uncountable)

  1. A pattern on an electrocardiogram with a fancied resemblance to the work of a crochet needle; it is a notch near the apex of the R wave in inferior limb leads of atrial septal defects of the ostium secundum type (patent ostium secundum, that is, patent foramen secundum).

Origin of crochetage

From the French word.

Questions about crochetage

What does crochetage mean?
Crochetage means a pattern on an electrocardiogram with a fancied resemblance to the work of a crochet needle; it is a notch near the apex of the R wave in inferior limb leads of atrial septal defects of the ostium secundum type (patent ostium secundum, that is, patent foramen secundum).
What part of speech is crochetage?
Crochetage is a noun.

Words near crochetage in the dictionary

  1. croche
  2. croches
  3. crochet
  4. crochet hook
  5. crochet hooks
  6. crochetage
  7. crocheted
  8. crocheter
  9. crocheters
  10. crocheting
  11. crochetings

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