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Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome

Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome noun: a preexcitation syndrome caused by the presence of an abnormal accessory electrical conduction pathway (the bundle of Kent) between the atria and the ventricles.

Noun

Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome (uncountable)

  1. A preexcitation syndrome caused by the presence of an abnormal accessory electrical conduction pathway (the bundle of Kent) between the atria and the ventricles.
    Synonyms:
    WPW, WPWS

Synonyms of Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome

Origin of Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome

Named after Louis Wolff, John Parkinson, and Paul Dudley White, who described the ECG findings in 1930.

Questions about Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome

What does Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome mean?
Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome means a preexcitation syndrome caused by the presence of an abnormal accessory electrical conduction pathway (the bundle of Kent) between the atria and the ventricles.
What part of speech is Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome?
Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome is a noun.

Words near Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome in the dictionary

  1. Wolff rearrangement
  2. Wolff rearrangements
  3. Wolff's law
  4. Wolff-Chaikoff effect
  5. Wolff-Chaikoff effects
  6. Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome
  7. Wolffe
  8. wolffian
  9. Wolffian bodies
  10. Wolffian body
  11. Wolffian duct

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