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COMPENSATORY PAUSE

\kˈɒmpənsətəɹˌi pˈɔːz], \kˈɒmpənsətəɹˌi pˈɔːz], \k_ˈɒ_m_p_ə_n_s_ə_t_ə_ɹ_ˌi p_ˈɔː_z]\

Definitions of COMPENSATORY PAUSE

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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The lengthened diastole observed in the beat of the ventricle after an extra systole, due to the fact that the next auricular beat fails to stimulate the ventricle since it is then in the refractory phase. [Lat.]

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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