Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun palpitation

2 senses of palpitation

Sense 1
palpitation -- (a rapid and irregular heart beat)
       => symptom -- ((medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease)

Sense 2
shaking, shakiness, trembling, quiver, quivering, vibration, palpitation -- (a shaky motion; "the shaking of his fingers as he lit his pipe")
       => motion -- (a state of change; "they were in a state of steady motion")