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oversensing

oversensing noun: the sensing of signals, by a pacemaker, that come from muscle activity other than that of the heart.

Noun

oversensing (uncountable)

  1. The sensing of signals, by a pacemaker, that come from muscle activity other than that of the heart
    • This duration threshold was selected because previous results have shown it to exclude most episodes of atrial oversensing that can lead to false-positive recordings of AF [20 ].2016 February 17, “Simulation of Daily Snapshot Rhythm Monitoring to Identify Atrial Fibrillation in Continuously Monitored Patients with Stroke Risk Factors”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of oversensing

From over- + sensing.

Questions about oversensing

What does oversensing mean?
Oversensing means the sensing of signals, by a pacemaker, that come from muscle activity other than that of the heart.
What part of speech is oversensing?
Oversensing is a noun.

Words near oversensing in the dictionary

  1. oversensationally
  2. oversense
  3. oversensed
  4. oversenses
  5. oversensible
  6. oversensing
  7. oversensitive
  8. oversensitively
  9. oversensitiveness
  10. oversensitivities
  11. oversensitivity

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