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Definition of Bigeminy
1. Noun. (pathology) The alternation of one normal heartbeat and one premature heartbeat ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Bigeminy
1. the state of having a double pulse [n -NIES]
Medical Definition of Bigeminy
1. Pairing; especially, the occurrence of heart beats in pairs. Synonym: bigemini. Origin: bi-+ L. Geminus, twin (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Bigeminy
Literary usage of Bigeminy
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Arhythmia of the Heart: A Physiological and Clinical Study by Karl Friedrich Wenckebach (1904)
"Although no sound explanation has yet been given of this phenomenon, the proof
that this form of bigeminy of the heart does occur in man is sufficient to ..."
2. The Medical Clinics of North America by Michael C. Fiore, Stephen S. Entman, Charles B. Rush (1922)
"... not be continued,3 as it lends to careless diagnosis and incomplete understanding
of the pathology. Treatment.—The bigeminy in this case is of interest, ..."
3. Heart Affections: Their Recognition and Treatment by Samuel Calvin Smith (1922)
"(/') bigeminy is most often due to ventricular premature contractions. (g) To
differentiate bigeminy and alternation: alternation is always late or evenly ..."
4. Clinical Disorders of the Heart Beat: A Handbook for Practitioners and Students by Thomas Lewis (1920)
"A " bigeminy " or coupling of heart beats, resulting from premature auricular
contractions, ... A bigeminy, resulting from premature auricular contractions, ..."
5. Wisconsin Medical Journal by State Medical Society of Wisconsin (1908)
"According to Hering, if the smaller pulse is premature it may be due to cardiac
bigeminy. If the intervals are equal the condition may be bigeminy or ..."
6. The Journal of Experimental Medicine by Rockefeller University, Rockefeller Institute, Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research (1919)
"9 b and one not included in Table I, showed spontaneous bigeminy, every other
beat being a premature ventricular systole, before any strophanthin was given. ..."
7. The Status of Efforts to Identify Persian Gulf War Syndrome edited by Christopher Shays (1999)
"... bigeminy, and enlarged left atrium were disregarded. d. An extensive post-Gulf
War history of Gastrointestinal problems (97th General, WRAMC). ..."
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