palpitation en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˌpælpɪˈteɪʃən/ (General-American)
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Etymology
From Middle French palpitation, from Latin palpitatio.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) An abnormal beating of the heart that may be perceived by the patient, a result of excitement, exertion, or illness.
Sometimes my pulse beat so quickly and hardly, that I felt the palpitation of every artery; at others, I nearly sank to the ground through languor and extreme weakness.
1816 June – 1817 April/May (date written), [Mary Shelley], chapter IV, in Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus. […], volume I, London: […] [Macdonald and Son] for Lackington, Hughes, Harding, Mavor, & Jones, published 1 January 1818, →OCLC, pages 101–102:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| palpitations | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (40)
el παλμός (abnormal beating of the heart) · fr palpitation (abnormal beating of the heart) · ar خَفَقَان (abnormal beating of the heart) · nn hjartebank (abnormal beating of the heart) · ht palpitasyon (abnormal beating of the heart) · hy սրտխփոց (abnormal beating of the heart) · az ürəkdöyünmə (abnormal beating of the heart) · ga preabadh (abnormal beating of the heart) · id palpitasi (abnormal beating of the heart) · nan-hbl 抱心 (abnormal beating of the heart) · ka პალპიტაცია (abnormal beating of the heart) · hu szívdobogás (abnormal beating of the heart) · pt palpitação (abnormal beating of the heart) · nb hjertebank (abnormal beating of the heart) · ja 動悸 (abnormal beating of the heart) · uk пальпіта́ція (abnormal beating of the heart) · ca palpitació (abnormal beating of the heart) · nn palpitasjon (abnormal beating of the heart) · sh palpitacija (abnormal beating of the heart) · ru пальпита́ция (abnormal beating of the heart) · mk срцеби́ење (abnormal beating of the heart) · sv hjärtklappning (abnormal beating of the heart) · cmn 心悸 (abnormal beating of the heart) · tl sikdo (abnormal beating of the heart) · el καρδιοχτύπι (abnormal beating of the heart) · cs palpitace (abnormal beating of the heart) · de Palpitation (abnormal beating of the heart) · de Herzklopfen (abnormal beating of the heart) · fa تپش قلب (abnormal beating of the heart) · gd plosgadh (abnormal beating of the heart) · nb palpitasjon (abnormal beating of the heart) · ru си́льное сердцебие́ние (abnormal beating of the heart) · fi sydämentykytys (abnormal beating of the heart) · bg сърцебиене (abnormal beating of the heart) · tl tahip (abnormal beating of the heart) · gd plosg (abnormal beating of the heart) · es palpitación (abnormal beating of the heart) · grc ἄραδος (abnormal beating of the heart) · az ürəkçırpıntısı (abnormal beating of the heart) · pl palpitacja (abnormal beating of the heart)