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Palpitation

Palpitation \Pal`pi*ta"tion\, n. [L. palpitatio: cf. F. palpitation.] A rapid pulsation; a throbbing; esp., an abnormal, rapid beating of the heart as when excited by violent exertion, strong emotion, or by disease.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
palpitation

early 15c., from Middle French palpitation, from Latin palpitationem (nominative palpitatio), noun of action from past participle stem of palpitare "to throb, to flutter, to tremble, to quiver," frequentative of palpare "touch gently, stroke; wheedle, coax" (see feel (v.)).

Wiktionary
palpitation

n. An abnormal awareness of the beating of the heart.

WordNet
palpitation
  1. n. a rapid and irregular heart beat

  2. a shaky motion; "the shaking of his fingers as he lit his pipe" [syn: shaking, shakiness, trembling, quiver, quivering, vibration]

Usage examples of "palpitation".

His earthquake instinct from living in Los Angeles made him hypersensitive to even the faintest palpitations of the ground.

The sufferer from leucorrhea becomes pale and emaciated, the eyes dull and heavy, the functions of the skin, stomach and bowels become deranged, more or less pain in the head is experienced, sometimes accompanied with dizziness, palpitation is common, and, as the disease progresses, the blood becomes impoverished, the feet and ankles are swollen, the mind is apprehensive and melancholy, and very frequently the function of generation is injured, resulting in complete sterility.

Chronic endocarditis generally occurs in rheumatic subjects, unassociated with any acute disease, It may exist without any marked symptoms, except, perhaps, a sense of oppression and uneasiness in the chest, with palpitation.

If the autonomic nervous system, which controls various functions such as heart rate, blood pressure, and intestinal movement, gets out of balance, problems within the cardiovascular and gastrointestinal systems may very well occur and you may experience heart palpitations or diarrhea.

The sufferer from leucorrhea becomes pale and emaciated, the eyes dull and heavy, the functions of the skin, stomach and bowels become deranged, more or less pain in the head is experienced, sometimes accompanied with dizziness, palpitation is common, and, as the disease progresses, the blood becomes impoverished, the feet and ankles are swollen, the mind is apprehensive and melancholy, and very frequently the function of generation is injured, resulting in complete sterility.

THINGS WISE AND WONDERFUL After that first palpitation of the heart which I feel does vets no good at all I reached a sleepy hand from under the sheets.

There may be gastric disturbance, irritation of the skin and mucous membranes, impoverishment of the blood, palpitation of the heart, twinges of rheumatism, headache on the top of the head with a sense of fullness, a persistent feeling of tiredness and other symptoms of disturbed metabolism.

If heart palpitations occur during coition, interrupt at once and think about parasitic worms infesting your anal canal.

The sight of these letters caused me such a palpitation of the heart that I was compelled to sit down: it was a most evident sign of my defeat.

I asked her if she suffered from palpitations, and laying my hand upon her heart I pressed a fiery kiss upon her breast.

Yet, he had no sooner committed his effects to the care of this triumvirate, than his fancy was visited with direful warnings, which produced cold sweats and palpitations, and threw him into such agonies of apprehension as he had never known before.

You can use this to control panic situations such as heart palpitations or an asthma attack, by giving yourself immediate first aid from your supplies of medicines.

At this time, apart from a slight rise in temperature and occasional palpitations, no other symptoms are seen unless the horse is subjected to severe exertion, when auricular fibrillation or interference with the blood supply to the lungs occurs.

Raban stopped because he had palpitations, then he walked quickly along the park pool, went along a narrow, badly lighted path between large shrubs, rushed into an open place with many empty benches leaning against little trees, then went more slowly through an opening in the railings into the street, crossed it, leapt through the station entrance, after a while found the booking office, and had to knock for a while on the iron shutter.

The fnords produced a whole population walking around in chronic low-grade emergency, tormented by ulcers, dizzy spells, nightmares, heart palpitations and all the other symptoms of too much adrenalin.