adjective.
Of, pertaining to, causing or accompanied by paroxysms
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adjective.
accompanied by or of the nature of paroxysms
Word Usage
"The technique is most successful among patients whose rapid heartbeat comes and goes, a condition known as paroxysmal A-fib, says Sung Lee, director of cardiac pacing and electrophysiology at Washington Adventist Hospital in Takoma Park."