escape

escape definition - medical

es·cape (ĭ-skāpˈ)

noun
  1. A gradual effusion from an enclosure; a leakage.
  2. A cardiological situation in which one pacemaker defaults or an atrioventricular conduction fails, and another pacemaker sets the heart's pace for one or more beats.

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