Define succumbing. succumbing synonyms, succumbing pronunciation, succumbing translation, English dictionary definition of succumbing. intr.v. sucÂ·cumbed , sucÂ·cumbÂ·ing , sucÂ·cumbs 1. To submit to an overpowering force or yield to an overwhelming desire; give up or give in.
Ventricular pre-excitation (Wolff-Parkinson-White pattern) Louis Wolff, Sir John Parkinson and Paul Dudley White, who discovered the phenomenon that later would be called the WPW syndrome. The upstroke of the QRS-complex is 'slurred', resulting in a delta-wave (arrow).
Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome. n. An electrocardiographic pattern sometimes associated with paroxysmal tachycardia, characterized by a short P-R interval together with a prolonged QRS complex with a delta wave. Also called preexcitation syndrome, WPW syndrome.