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arrack (medicine)


arrack


A name in the East Indies and the Indian islands for all ardent spirits. Arrack is often distilled from a fermented mixture of rice, molasses, and palm Wine of the cocoanut tree or the date palm, etc.

Origin: Ar. Araq sweat, juice, spirituous liquor, fr. Araqa to sweat.

Source: Websters Dictionary


premature contraction (medicine)


premature contraction -->
extrasystole


A premature contraction of the heart that is independent of the normal rhythm and arises in response to an impulse in some part of the heart Other than the sinoatrial node.

Synonym: premature beat.