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

torsades des pointes torsadogenesis torsadogenicity torsalo torsatron torse

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