Definition: 'Diaphragmatic Flutter'
diaphragmatic flutter
Type: Term
Definitions:
1. rapid rhythmical contractions (average, 150 per minute) of the diaphragm, simulating atrial flutter clinically and sometimes electrocardiographically.
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