| palpi | Of Palpus. <zoology> See Palpus. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| palpicorn | <zoology> One of a group of aquatic beetles (Palpicornia) having short club-shaped antennae, and long maxillary palpi. See: Palpus, and Cornu. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| palpifer | <zoology> Same as Palpiger. Origin: Palpus + L. Ferre to bear. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| palpiform | <zoology> Having the form of a palpus. Origin: Palpus: cf. F. Palpiforme. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| palpiger | <zoology> That portion of the labium which bears the palpi in insects. See: Palpigerous. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| palpigerous | <zoology> Bearing a palpus. Origin: Palpus. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| palpitate | To beat rapidly and more strongly than usual; to throb; to bound with emotion or exertion; to pulsate violently; to flutter; said specifically of the heart when its action is abnormal, as from excitement. Origin: L. Palpitare, palpitatum, v. Intens. Fr. Pappare. See Palpable. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| palpitatio cordis | Palpitation of the heart. (05 Mar 2000) |
| palpitation | <symptom> A subjective sensation of a rapid, irregular or forceful beating of the heart that the patient is aware of. Origin: L. Palpitatio (29 Sep 1997) |
| palpitations | Unpleasant sensations of irregular and/or forceful beating of the heart. In some patients with palpitations, no heart disease or abnormal heart rhythms can be found. In others, palpitations result from abnormal heart rhythms (arrhythmias). Arrhythmias refer to heartbeats that are too slow, too rapid, irregular, or too early. (12 Dec 1998) |