Tachycardia

//ˌtæk.ɪˈkɑː.di.ə// noun

noun ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A rapid resting heart rate, especially one above 100 beats per minute; palpitations. countable, uncountable

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

  2. 2
    abnormally rapid heartbeat (over 100 beats per minute) wordnet

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Example

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

Etymology

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

Related phrases

atrial tachycardiasinus tachycardiaventricular tachycardia

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