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PVC
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
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 ("PVC" is a kind of...):
arrhythmia; cardiac arrhythmia (an abnormal rate of muscle contractions in the heart)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A polymer of vinyl chloride used instead of rubber in electric cables
Synonyms:
polyvinyl chloride; PVC
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("PVC" is a kind of...):
polyvinyl resin; vinyl polymer; vinyl resin (a thermoplastic derived by polymerization from compounds containing the vinyl group)
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