gallop
- A triple cadence to the heart sounds; due to an abnormal third or fourth heart sound being heard in addition to the first and second sounds, and usually indicative of serious disease. SYN: bruit de galop, cantering rhythm, g. rhythm, Traube bruit.- atrial g. SYN: presystolic g..- presystolic g. g. cadence in which the g. sound in late diastole is an audible fourth heart sound due to forceful ventricular filling following atrial systole. SYN: atrial g..- protodiastolic g. g. rhythm in which the g. sound occurs in early diastole and is an abnormal third heart sound.- S7 g. SYN: summation g..- summation g. g. rhythm in which the g. sound is due to superimposition of third and fourth heart sounds; sometimes heard in normal subjects with tachycardia, but usually indicative of myocardial disease. SYN: S7 g., S7.- systolic g. obsolete term for a triple cadence to the heart sounds in which the extra sound occurs during systole, usually in the form of a systolic “click.”
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gallop n1) a bounding gait of a quadruped specif a fast natural 3-beat gait of the horse2) GALLOP RHYTHM* * *
gal·lop (galґop) a disordered rhythm of the heart; see under rhythm.
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Gallop — may refer to: *Gallop, the fastest horse gait *Gallop (studio), a Japanese animation studio *Galop or Gallop, a lively ballroom dance *Gallop rhythm, an abnormal heart sound. *Armed Police Unit Gallop, an arcade game. *Gallop (drumming), *Gallop … Wikipedia
Gallop — Gal lop, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Galloped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Galloping}.] [OE. galopen, F. galoper, of German origin; cf. assumed Goth. ga hlaupan to run, OHG. giloufen, AS. gehle[ a]pan to leap, dance, fr. root of E. leap, and a prefix; or cf.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Gallop — bezeichnet: Gallop (Studio) (bis 2001: Studio Gallop), ein japanisches Animationsstudio Gallop ist der Name folgender Personen: Geoffrey Gallop, ehemaliger Premierminister von Western Australia Martin Gallop (* 1962), kanadischer Musiker … Deutsch Wikipedia
Gallop — Gal lop, n. [Cf. F. galop. See {Gallop}, v. i., and cf. {Galop}.] A mode of running by a quadruped, particularly by a horse, by lifting alternately the fore feet and the hind feet, in successive leaps or bounds. [1913 Webster] {Hand gallop}, a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
gallop — ► NOUN 1) the fastest pace of a horse or other quadruped, with all the feet off the ground together in each stride. 2) a ride on a horse at a gallop. ► VERB (galloped, galloping) 1) go or cause to go at the pace of a gallop. 2) proceed at great… … English terms dictionary
gallop — [gal′əp] vi. [ME galopen < OFr galoper < Frank * walahlaupan, to run well < * wala, akin to WELL2 + * hlaupan, to run, akin to LEAP] 1. to go at a gallop 2. to move, progress, or act very fast; hurry vt. to cause to gallop n. [ … English World dictionary
Gallop — Gal lop, v. t. To cause to gallop. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Gallop [1] — Gallop (Reith.), s. Galopp … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Gallop [2] — Gallop, Inselgruppe im O. des Ontariosees, gehört zu Canada (Britisches Nordamerika) … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
gallop — index race Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
gallop — англ. [га/лэп] galop фр. [гало/] Galopp нем. [гало/п] galoppo ит. [гало/ппо] галоп, танец … Словарь иностранных музыкальных терминов
