arrhythmia

noun
/eɪˈɹɪð.mɪ.ə/

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin arrhythmia, from Ancient Greek ἀρρυθμία (arrhuthmía), equivalent to a- + rhythm + -ia.

  1. derived from ἀρρυθμία
  2. borrowed from arrhythmia

Definitions

  1. An irregular heartbeat

    An irregular heartbeat; a lack of a regular pulse.

  2. A disease entity involving such beats, such as atrial fibrillation, ventricular…

    A disease entity involving such beats, such as atrial fibrillation, ventricular tachycardia, AV nodal reentrant tachycardia, or others.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for arrhythmia. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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