arrhythmia (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *arrhythmia*:
NOUN	state	arrhythmia, cardiac arrhythmia	an abnormal rate of muscle contractions in the heart

arrhythmia > pronunciation
Sounds	erih'dhmiyah
Rhymes	Abyssinia ... zinnia: 217 rhymes with iyah...

English > *arrhythmia*: 1 sense > noun 1, state
Meaning	An abnormal rate of muscle contractions in the heart.
Synonym	cardiac arrhythmia
Narrower	atrial fibrillation	fibrillation of the muscles of the atria of the heart
	bradycardia	abnormally slow heartbeat
	flutter	abnormally rapid beating of the auricles of the heart (especially in a regular rhythm)
	gallop rhythm, cantering rhythm	cardiac rhythm characterized by the presence of an extra sound
	heart block, Adams-Stokes syndrome, Stokes-Adams syndrome, atrioventricular block	recurrent sudden attacks of unconsciousness caused by impaired conduction of the impulse that regulates the heartbeat
	premature ventricular contraction, PVC	irregularity of cardiac rhythm
	tachycardia	abnormally rapid heartbeat (over 100 beats per minute)
	ventricular fibrillation	fibrillation of heart muscles resulting in interference with rhythmic contractions of the ventricles and possibly leading to cardiac arrest
Broader	heart disease, cardiopathy	A disease of the heart
Spanish	arritmia
Catalan	arítmia
Adjectives	arrhythmic	lacking a steady rhythm

HyperDic: arrhythmia