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counterpulsation

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
coun-ter-pul-sa-tion
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
5
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A procedure used to mitigate angina, heart failure, or cardiomyopathy, in which pneumatic cuffs are timed to inflate and deflate based on the individual's electrocardiogram, decreasing the afterload that the heart has to pump against and increasing the preload that fills the heart.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From counter- + pulsation.

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Inflected Forms

counterpulsations (plural)

Questions

What does counterpulsation mean?
A procedure used to mitigate angina, heart failure, or cardiomyopathy, in which pneumatic cuffs are timed to inflate and deflate based on the individual's electrocardiogram, decreasing the afterload that the heart has to pump against and increasing the preload that fills the heart.
Where does counterpulsation come from?
From counter- + pulsation.

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