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PVC

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Irregularity of cardiac rhythm; recurrent occurrences can be a precursor of ventricular fibrillation

Synonyms:

premature ventricular contraction; PVC

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("PVC" is a kind of...):

arrhythmia; cardiac arrhythmia (an abnormal rate of muscle contractions in the heart)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A polymer of vinyl chloride used instead of rubber in electric cables

Synonyms:

polyvinyl chloride; PVC

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("PVC" is a kind of...):

polyvinyl resin; vinyl polymer; vinyl resin (a thermoplastic derived by polymerization from compounds containing the vinyl group)

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