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IRRITABLE HEART

\ˈɪɹɪtəbə͡l hˈɑːt], \ˈɪɹɪtəbə‍l hˈɑːt], \ˈɪ_ɹ_ɪ_t_ə_b_əl h_ˈɑː_t]\

Definitions of IRRITABLE HEART

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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A functional disorder of the heart from muscular exhaustion. It is especially common among soldiers; and with them may be attributed to forced marches, fever, and camp diarrhea.

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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