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Tachycardia

//ˌtæk.ɪˈkɑː.di.ə// noun

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Noun

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
abnormally rapid heartbeat (over 100 beats per minute) wordnet

Etymology

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

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