"arrhythmia" | Definition and Related Words

Noun

is a type of: cardiopathy, heart disease - a disease of the heart
subtypes:
- flutter - abnormally rapid beating of the auricles of the heart (especially in a regular rhythm); can result in heart block
- cantering rhythm, gallop rhythm - cardiac rhythm characterized by the presence of an extra sound; can indicate a heart abnormality
- atrial fibrillation - fibrillation of the muscles of the atria of the heart
- bradycardia - abnormally slow heartbeat
- adams-stokes syndrome, atrioventricular block, heart block, stokes-adams syndrome - recurrent sudden attacks of unconsciousness caused by impaired conduction of the impulse that regulates the heartbeat
- premature ventricular contraction, pvc - irregularity of cardiac rhythm; recurrent occurrences can be a precursor of ventricular fibrillation
- 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
same as: cardiac arrhythmia