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tachycardia

[ tak-i-kahr-dee-uh ]

noun

, Medicine/Medical.
  1. excessively rapid heartbeat.


tachycardia

/ ˌtækɪˈkɑːdɪˌæk; ˌtækɪˈkɑːdɪə /

noun

  1. pathol abnormally rapid beating of the heart, esp over 100 beats per minute Compare bradycardia
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • tachycardiac, adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of tachycardia1

First recorded in 1885–90; tachy- + -cardia
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Example Sentences

She’ll also consult with a therapist familiar with postural tachycardia syndrome, a condition that causes her heart to race when she stands up.

I afterwards had periodical attacks of intermittence but never any tachycardia, at least none that lasted more than a few seconds.

But, as I rose, I suddenly felt acute pain along the sternum; at the same time began a strong crisis of tachycardia.

In tachycardia there is an irritation of the accelerator nerves to the heart, in brachycardia of the inhibitory nerves.

Bradycardia or abnormal slowness of the heart-beat, is the converse of tachycardia.

In the condition known as paroxysmal tachycardia there appears to be no adequate explanation for its onset.

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