Medical Definition of Apex beat

1. The visible and/or palpable pulsation made by the apex of the left ventricle as it strikes the chest wall in systole; normally in the fifth intercostal space, about 10 cm to the left of the median line. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Apex Beat

apertured
apertures
apery
apes
apetalies
apetalous
apetalous flower
apetalousness
apetaly
apeth
apeths
apex
apex auriculae
apex beat (current term)
apex capitis fibulae
apex cartilaginis arytenoideae
apex cordis
apex cornus posterioris
apex cuspidis dentis
apex dentis
apex impulse
apex linguae
apex nasi
apex of arytenoid cartilage
apex of cusp of tooth
apex of dens
apex of head of fibula
apex of heart

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