| hemisystole | <physiology> Contraction of only one ventricle of the heart. 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. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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