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tachycardia

noun
/ˌtæk.ɪˈkɑː.di.ə/UK/ˌtæk.ɪˈkɑɹ.di.ə/CA/ˌtæk.ɪˈkɐː.di.ə/

Etymology

Learned borrowing from New Latin tachycardia, from Ancient Greek ταχύς (takhús, “swift”) + καρδία (kardía, “heart”). By surface analysis, tachy- + -cardia. Compare French tachycardie.

  1. derived from ταχύς
  2. learned borrowing from tachycardia

Definitions

  1. A rapid resting heart rate, especially one above 100 beats per minute

    A rapid resting heart rate, especially one above 100 beats per minute; palpitations.

    • The heart becomes irritable, there is nervous palpitation, or attacks of paroxysmal tachycardia.

The neighborhood

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

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