embryocardia
(redirected from tic-tac rhythm)embryocardia
[em″bre-o-kahr´de-ah]a symptom in which the heart sounds resemble those of the fetus, there being very little difference in the quality of the first and second sounds.
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em·bry·o·car·di·a
(em'brē-ō-kar'dē-ă),A condition in which the cadence of the heart sounds resembles that of the fetus, the first and second sounds becoming alike and evenly spaced; a sign of serious myocardial disease.
[embryo- + G. kardia, heart]
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em·bry·o·car·di·a
(em'brē-ō-kahr'dē-ă)A condition in which the cadence of the heart sounds resembles that of the fetus, the first and second sounds becoming alike and evenly spaced; a sign of serious myocardial disease.
[embryo- + G. kardia, heart]
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