arrhythmia
noun/əˈrɪðmiə/, /eɪˈrɪðmiə/
/əˈrɪðmiə/, /eɪˈrɪðmiə/
[uncountable] (medical)- a condition in which the heart does not beat in a regular way
- The doctors are investigating the cause of his recent episodes of arrhythmia.
Word OriginLate 19th century: from Greek arruthmia ‘lack of rhythm’ from a- ‘without’ + rhuthmos.Definitions on the go
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