Premature ventricular contractions may be more common among older patients, patients with high blood pressure, and patients with heart disease. Premature ventricular contractions can also occur in young healthy individuals without heart disease or high blood pressure.
The word critic comes from Greek ÎºÏÎ¹ÏÎ¹ÎºÏÏ (kritikÃ³s), meaning 'able to discern', which is a Greek derivation of the word ÎºÏÎ¹ÏÎ®Ï (kritÃ©s), meaning a person who offers reasoned judgment or analysis, value judgment, interpretation or observation.
See all translations. uk â /sÃ¦p/ us â /sÃ¦p/ -pp-. âº to make someone weaker or take away strength or an important quality from someone, especially over a long period of time: Constant criticism saps you of your confidence. Taking care of her dying mother had sapped all her energy.