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palpitation

Condition in which a person becomes aware of his or her own heartbeat. This is normal with heightened emotion (fear, excitement), but may also be a symptom of heart disease or hyperthyroidism.



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As a result I awoke with mouth parched and dry, with a slight heaviness of head, and with a mild nervous palpitation in the stomach.
I fancied this morning, when I was lying here alone, that there was something almost like a palpitation - a quicker beat.
Indeed, I always get something like a palpitation of the heart just before the priest utters those final fateful words, "I declare you man and-- wife.
 
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