Definition of Arrhythmia

1. Noun. An abnormal rate of muscle contractions in the heart.

Exact synonyms: Cardiac Arrhythmia
Generic synonyms: Cardiopathy, Heart Disease
Specialized synonyms: Flutter, Cantering Rhythm, Gallop Rhythm, Atrial Fibrillation, Bradycardia, Adams-stokes Syndrome, Atrioventricular Block, Heart Block, Stokes-adams Syndrome, Premature Ventricular Contraction, Pvc, Tachycardia, Ventricular Fibrillation
Derivative terms: Arrhythmic

Definition of Arrhythmia

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Medical Definition of Arrhythmia

1. Any variation from the normal rhythm of the heart beat, including sinus arrhythmia, premature beat, heart block, atrial fibrillation, atrial flutter, pulsus alternans and paroxysmal tachycardia. Origin: Gr. Rhythmos = rhythm (18 Nov 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Arrhythmia

arrhenic
arrhenic medication
Arrhenius
Arrhenius-Madsen theory
Arrhenius doctrine
arrhenius equation
Arrhenius law
Arrhenius plot
Arrhenius theory of dissociation
arrhenoblastoma
arrhinencephaly
arrhinia
arrhizal
arrhizous
arrhythmia (current term)
arrhythmia (current term)
arrhythmias
arrhythmias
arrhythmic
arrhythmic
arrhythmical
arrhythmogenic
arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia
arrhythmous
arriage
arriages
arriba
arride
arrided
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