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palpitation (s) (noun), palpitations (pl)
1. A person's own sensation of irregular or accelerated heartbeats: Joan was under so much stress that she developed and felt palpitations in her chest.

A palpitation is usually felt after a strenuous exercise, in tense situations, or after a severe scare, when the heart is beating harder and/or faster than normal.

2. Etymology: from Latin palpitationem, from palpetare, "to throb, or to flutter".
A quivering or throbbing movement; such as, the heart.
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