torsade de pointes
/tɔːˌsɑːddəˈpwæŋt/noun
mass noun
- Medicine a form of tachycardia in which the electrical pulse in the heart undergoes a cyclical variation in strength, giving a characteristic electrocardiogram resembling a twisted fringe of spikes【医】尖端扭转型室性心动过速。
词源
1960s: French, literally 'twist of spikes'.