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preexcitation

preexcitation noun: early excitation; applied to a condition where the ventricles of the heart become depolarized too early, which leads to their partial premature contraction.

Noun

preexcitation (uncountable)

  1. early excitation; applied to a condition where the ventricles of the heart become depolarized too early, which leads to their partial premature contraction

Origin of preexcitation

From pre- + excitation.

Questions about preexcitation

What does preexcitation mean?
Preexcitation means early excitation; applied to a condition where the ventricles of the heart become depolarized too early, which leads to their partial premature contraction.
What part of speech is preexcitation?
Preexcitation is a noun.

Words near preexcitation in the dictionary

  1. preexapophysis
  2. preexchange
  3. preexchanged
  4. preexchanges
  5. preexchanging
  6. preexcitation
  7. preexcite
  8. preexcited
  9. preexcites
  10. preexciting
  11. preexercise

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