Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Situated in front of the heart; pertaining to the præcordia.
- The precordial parts.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective (Anat.) Situated in front of the heart; of or pertaining to the præcordia.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective anatomy Of or pertaining to the
precordium .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective in front of the heart; involving the precordium
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Examples
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A notch on the downstroke of the right precordial QRS complex is sometimes the tip off.
Archive 2007-11-01 james gaulte 2007
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A notch on the downstroke of the right precordial QRS complex is sometimes the tip off.
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The heart's apex beat in the sixth interspace in the nipple line, and the precordial dulness was somewhat increased.
Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 Being Mainly a Clinical Study of the Nature and Effects of Injuries Produced by Bullets of Small Calibre George Henry Makins
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In other cases the precordial region was crossed, but I never witnessed any serious effect on the heart's action in any such injury at the time the patients came under my notice.
Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 Being Mainly a Clinical Study of the Nature and Effects of Injuries Produced by Bullets of Small Calibre George Henry Makins
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And that soft reply -- how covered with kisses, how worn in that pocket of the coat in which it can feel the beatings of the precordial region!
The Continental Monthly, Vol. 4, No. 6, December 1863 Devoted to Literature and National Policy Various
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I had once before felt a little precordial agitation, but compared with this it was nothing.
Documenting the American South: The Southern Experience in 19-th Century America 1903
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Again, death may result instantaneously from wounds of the precordial region, or according to Erichsen, if held directly over the heart, from the discharge of a pistol containing powder alone, a result occasionally seen after a blow on the precordial region.
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Again, death may result instantaneously from wounds of the precordial region, or according to Erichsen, if held directly over the heart, from the discharge of a pistol containing powder alone, a result occasionally seen after a blow on the precordial region.
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In aggravated cases, the patient may suffer from shortness of breath on exertion, and the respiratory difficulty may react on the heart, causing dilatation of the right side, palpitation, and precordial pain.
Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. Alexander Miles 1893
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One unaccustomed to the use of bonga and chewing it for the first time, usually experiences a most disagreeable combination of symptoms; constriction of the oesophagus, a sensation of heat in the head and face, the latter becoming red and congested; at the same time dizziness and precordial distress are experienced.
The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines Jerome Beers Thomas 1891
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