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hemisystole
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hemisystole, n.
Contraction of only one ventricle of the heart. [1913 Webster]
" Hemisystole is noticed in rare cases of insufficiency of the mitral valve, in which both ventricles at times contract simultaneously, as in a normal heart, this condition alternating with contraction of the right ventricle alone; hence, intermittent hemisystole." [1913 Webster]
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