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BIGEMINY

\bˈɪd͡ʒɪmˌɪni], \bˈɪd‍ʒɪmˌɪni], \b_ˈɪ_dʒ_ɪ_m_ˌɪ_n_i]\

Definitions of BIGEMINY

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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The condition in which an extra systole is interpolated into the normal cardiac rhythm in such a manner that the pulse beats come in pairs. [Lat.]

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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