S wave
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nounDefinition of S WAVE
: a wave (as from an earthquake) in which the propagated disturbance is a shear in an elastic medium (as the earth) — compare pressure wave
Origin of S WAVE
secondary
First Known Use: 1913
Rhymes with S WAVE
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S wave
noun \ˈes-ˌ\ (Medical Dictionary)Medical Definition of S WAVE
: the negative downward deflection in the QRS complex of an electrocardiogram that follows the R wave
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