deflection
Pronunciation: de-flek'shun
Definition:
- A moving to one side.
- In the electrocardiogram, a deviation of the curve from the isoelectric base line; any wave or complex of the electrocardiogram.
[L. de-flecto, pp. -flexus, to bend aside]
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