Taber's Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary, 21st Edition

beat

[AS. beatan, to strike]

A pulsation or throb (e.g., as in contraction of the heart).

Subentries:
apex beat
artificially paced beat
captured beat
dropped beat
ectopic beat
escape beat
forced beat
premature beat

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