arrhythmia
Plural: arrhythmias
Noun
- an abnormal rate of muscle contractions in the heart
- An irregular heartbeat; a lack of a regular pulse
- A disease entity involving such beats, such as atrial fibrillation, ventricular tachycardia, AV nodal reentrant tachycardia, or others.
Origin / Etymology
Borrowed from New Latin arrhythmia, from Ancient Greek ἀρρυθμία (arrhuthmía).
Synonyms
cardiac arrhythmia, dysrhythmia
Scrabble Score: 21
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