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- noun medicine A rare type of
cardiac arrhythmia . - noun Plural form of torsade de pointes.
- noun Plural form of torsade de pointe.
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From French torsader ("to twist"), de ("of"), and pointe ("a point"), from the appearance of the associated electrocardiogram image.
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emil commented on the word torsades de pointes
"twisting of the points" a characteristic appearance on the electrocardiogram.
August 1, 2009