PREMATURE VENTRICULAR CONTRACTION

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Irregularity of cardiac rhythm; recurrent occurrences can be a precursor of ventricular fibrillation

Synonyms:

premature ventricular contraction; PVC

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("premature ventricular contraction" is a kind of...):

arrhythmia; cardiac arrhythmia (an abnormal rate of muscle contractions in the heart)