Noun

(en noun)

The act of interrupting, or the state of being interrupted.

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A time interval during which there is a cessation of something.

Noun

(en noun)

(medicine) A premature contraction of the heart, producing an interruption or irregularity in heartbeat rhythm, associated with heart disease or the use of some pharmaceuticals.

*1914 , Thomas Lewis et al.'', "The Excitatory Process in the Dog's Heart," ''Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, containing Papers of a Biological Character , vol. 205, p. 404:

*:An extrasystole originating at the rhythmic centre is thus followed by a returning cycle of natural length.

*2005', Gian-Battista Chierchia MD ''et al.'', "Arrhythmia Rounds: A Case of Junctional '''Extrasystoles ?" ''Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology , vol. 16, no. 5, p. 557:

*:A 30-year-old woman, with no heart disease, was referred to our center with a history of rare episodes of sustained tachycardia and frequent feeling of extrasystoles .