Examples of P-wave in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Normally, the P-wave is followed a short time later with a narrow spike called the QRS complex. Angela Ryan Lee, Verywell Health, 25 Sep. 2024

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Word History

Etymology

by shortening

First Known Use

1929, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of P-wave was in 1929

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“P-wave.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/P-wave. Accessed 4 Nov. 2024.

Medical Definition

P wave

noun
: a deflection in an electrocardiographic tracing that represents atrial activity of the heart compare qrs complex, t wave
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