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Is there a medical term for your heart skipping a beat?
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Palpitation: A patient's symptoms of being unusually aware of the heartbeat or a feeling of skipping a beat is usually called "palpitations". If the cause is found, the event might be labelled: an arrhythmia, a pause, or a premature contraction.
Answered 9/28/2016
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