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Meaning of torsades de pointes | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

/tɔː(ɹ)ˈsɑːd də ˈpwænt/

Definitions

A polymorphic ventricular tachycardia, predisposing to sudden cardiac death and more likely to occur during prolongations of the QT interval.

uncountable

Equivalents

Suomi kääntyvien kärkien takykardia

CEFR level

C1

Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

See also

torsades des pointes torsadogenesis torsadogenicity torsalo torsatron torse