PROLONGATION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does prolongation mean? 

• PROLONGATION (noun)
  The noun PROLONGATION has 3 senses:

1. the act of prolonging something

2. amount or degree or range to which something extends

3. the consequence of being lengthened in duration

  Familiarity information: PROLONGATION used as a noun is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PROLONGATION (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The act of prolonging something

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

lengthening; perpetuation; prolongation; protraction

Context example:

there was an indefinite prolongation of the peace talks

Hypernyms ("prolongation" is a kind of...):

continuance; continuation (the act of continuing an activity without interruption)

Derivation:

prolong (lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer)

prolong (lengthen or extend in duration or space)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Amount or degree or range to which something extends

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

extension; lengthiness; prolongation

Context example:

the wire has an extension of 50 feet

Hypernyms ("prolongation" is a kind of...):

longness (the property of being of long spatial extent)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "prolongation"):

coextension (equality of extension or duration)

Derivation:

prolong (lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer)

Sense 3

Meaning:

The consequence of being lengthened in duration

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

continuation; lengthiness; prolongation; protraction

Hypernyms ("prolongation" is a kind of...):

duration; length (continuance in time)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "prolongation"):

fermata ((music) a prolongation of unspecified length on a note or chord or rest)

Derivation:

prolong (lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer)

prolong (lengthen or extend in duration or space)

 Context examples 

An electrocardiographic finding of a prolongation of the QRS complex.

(Bundle Branch Block by ECG Finding, NCI Thesaurus)

Specifies whether the subject requires hospitalization or prolongation of existing hospitalization as a result of the adverse event.

(Adverse Event Hospitalization Required Indicator, NCI Thesaurus)

Its myocardial effects include a prolongation of action potential as well as refractory period.

(Bretylium Tosylate, NCI Thesaurus)

This arrhythmia is associated with a prolongation of repolarization following depolarization of the cardiac ventricles.

(Long QT Syndrome, NCI Thesaurus)

The anticoagulant blocks in vitro assembly of the prothrombinase complex, resulting in prolongation of in vitro clotting assays such as the activated partial thromboplastin time, the russell viper venom time, and others.

(Lupus Anticoagulant Antibody, NCI Thesaurus)

Presence of a lupus inhibitor is most often detected by prolongation of the activated partial thromboplastin time.

(Lab Lupus Inhibitor Test, NCI Thesaurus)

A cardiac rhythm characterized by progressive PR prolongation and shortening of RR interval until P wave is blocked.

(Mobitz I, NCI Thesaurus)

Ibutilide slightly decreases the sinus rate and atrioventricular (AV) conduction and produces a dose-related prolongation of the QT interval.

(Ibutilide Fumarate, NCI Thesaurus)

Specifies whether the subject requires hospitalization or prolongation of existing hospitalization.

(Hospitalization Required Indicator, NCI Thesaurus)

As a class III antiarrhythmic agent, amiodarone blocks the myocardial calcium, potassium and sodium channels in cardiac tissue, resulting in prolongation of the cardiac action potential and refractory period.

(Amiodarone, NCI Thesaurus)