| TACHYCARDIA | In pathology, an abnormally rapid beating of the heart (11) |
| ROLL | A rapid beating of the sticks on a drum (4) |
| ADHESION | In pathology, the abnormal union of structures or parts (8) |
| LADY | Pat may be such an important person in pathology (7,4) |
| LEADING | Pat may be such an important person in pathology (7,4) |
| ITIS | Suffix in pathology |
| HYPOTHERMIA | Condition of having an abnormally low body temperature (11) |
| PULSE | The beating of the heart and arteries (5) |
| PACEMAKERS | Medical devices that use electrical impulses to regulate the beating of the heart (10) |
| MEDSTUDENTS | Folks taking classes to become doctors: 2 wds. (Wordplay tip: In this clue, "pathological" refers to pathology, the study of diseases) |
| ARRHYTHMIA | Abnormal beating of the heart (10) |
| FLUTTER | Informal word for a bet or wager; or, an abnormally rapid heartbeat (7) |
| HYPERVENTILATE | Breathe at an abnormally rapid rate (14) |
| AFP | An abnormally large amount of this fetoprotein in the fetus can signal an abnormality of the neural tube (as spina bifida or anencephaly). |
| POE | Writer of a short story that ends, "I admit the deed!-tear up the planks! here, here!-It is the beating of his hideous heart!" |
| ACE | An expert that has the beating of a knave (3) |
| SUPERSTARDOM | Beating of drums at poser being top of the bill? (12) |
| DERMATOLOGIST | Doctor who specialises in the physiology and pathology of the skin (13) |
| OTOLOGIST | Physician who specialises in the structure, function and pathology of the ear (9) |
| LIMOSIS | Medical term for an abnormally strong appetite, derived from the ancient Greek for "hunger" |
