See Also: compensatory pause(medicine)
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pause(1)(dictionary)
pause(2)(dictionary)
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compensatory pause (medicine)


compensatory pause


The pause following an extrasystole, when the pause is long enough to compensate for the prematurity of the extrasystole; the short cycle ending with the extrasystole plus the pause following the extrasystole together equal two of the regular cycles.