A medical term referring to the occurrence of paired structures or beats, especially in cardiology where the heart beats come in pairs.
From Latin 'bi-' meaning two and 'gemina' meaning twin or paired. The term developed in medical terminology to describe phenomena that occur in twos.
Bigemina appears in cardiac medicine to describe heart rhythms where normal beats alternate with premature beats in a predictable pair pattern. This condition helped doctors understand how the electrical system of the heart works!
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