palpitation : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: palpitation	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for palpitation
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
palpitation n a rapid and irregular heart beat a shaky motion; "the shaking of his fingers as he lit his pipe" Synonym(s): shaking, shakiness, trembling, quiver, quivering, vibration, palpitation
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Palpitation \Pal`pi*ta"tion\, n. [L. palpitatio: cf. F. palpitation.] A rapid pulsation; a throbbing; esp., an abnormal, rapid beating of the heart as when excited by violent exertion, strong emotion, or by disease.