tachycardia
Syllables: ta·chy·car·diaUK/ˌtæk.ɪˈkɑː.di.ə/US/ˌtæk.ɪˈkɑɹ.di.ə/
tachycardia noun: a rapid resting heart rate, especially one above 100 beats per minute; palpitations.
Noun
tachycardia (countable and uncountable, plural tachycardias)
- A rapid resting heart rate, especially one above 100 beats per minute; palpitations.
- The heart becomes irritable, there is nervous palpitation, or attacks of paroxysmal tachycardia.1896 June, E[dwin] M. Hale, “The Heart at the Beginning and Ending of the Menstrual Life: Reprinted from the Hahnemannian Monthly, June, 1896”, in The Hahnemannian Monthly, Philadelphia, Pa....
- Tachycardias of all types reduce the cardiac output if the rate is high enough. […] The main difference between the tachycardias as regards the reduction of cardiac output is the rate at which they cause a significant reduction of cardiac output, and this depends on the type of tachycardia.1988, G.M. Woerlee, “Cardiac Arrhythmias – General”, in Common Perioperative Problems and the Anaesthetist (Developments in Critical Care Medicine and Anaesthesiology), Dordrecht: Kluwer Academic...
- Synonyms:
- tachyrhythmia
- Antonyms:
- bradycardia
tachycardia meaning in Tamil, Malayalam, Arabic and Malay
tachycardia in Tamil
- இதயத்துடிப்புக் கோளாறு, வேகமான இதயத் துடிப்பு, இதயத் துடிப்பு மிகைப்பு, இதயவிரைவடிப்பு, மிகை இதயத் துடிப்பு, இதய மிகைத்துடிப்பு
tachycardia in Malayalam
- rapid resting heart rate
- ടാക്കികാർഡിയ ṭākkikāṟḍiya
tachycardia in Arabic
- rapid resting heart rate
- تسرع القلب tusrie al-qalb
tachycardia in Malay
- rapid resting heart rate
- takikardia
More languagesFewer languages
- tachycardia in Indonesian
- takikardia
- tachycardia in Persian
- تند تپشی, تندتپشی
- tachycardia in Thai
- หัวใจเต้นเร็ว hŭa jai dtâyn reo
Examples of tachycardia in a sentence
- Tachycardia is defined as a FHR [fetal heart rate] above 160 bpm that lasts for at least 10 minutes.2003, Rebecca L. Cypher, Donna Adelsperger, Keiko L. Torgersen, “Interpretation of Fetal Heart Rate Patterns”, in Nancy Feinstein, Keiko L....
- With atrial tachycardia, the atria of the heart beats abnormally fast.2013, “Therapies and Treatments”, in Q. Ashton Acton, editor, Tachycardia: New Insights for the Healthcare Professional, Atlanta, Ga....
- Defibrillators help patients with bradycardia – a slow heartbeat – by pacing the heartbeat and those with tachycardia – a fast heartbeat – by delivering shocks that reset heartbeats to normal.2016 October 11, Hailey Middlebrook, “After 2 deaths, patients warned about heart defibrillators’ failed batteries”, in CNN, archived from...
- When your resting heart rate is over 100 bpm, providers call this tachycardia.2024 March 15, “Heart Rate”, in Cleveland Health, archived from the original on 07 Aug 2024:
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Forms of tachycardia
| plural | tachycardias |
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Origin of tachycardia
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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Questions about tachycardia
- What does tachycardia mean?
- Tachycardia means a rapid resting heart rate, especially one above 100 beats per minute; palpitations.
- What is tachycardia in Tamil?
- Tachycardia in Tamil is இதயத்துடிப்புக் கோளாறு, வேகமான இதயத் துடிப்பு, இதயத் துடிப்பு மிகைப்பு. See Tachycardia meaning in Tamil.
- How do you use tachycardia in a sentence?
- Tachycardia is defined as a FHR [fetal heart rate] above 160 bpm that lasts for at least 10 minutes.
- What part of speech is tachycardia?
- Tachycardia is a noun.
- How do you pronounce tachycardia?
- Tachycardia is pronounced /ˌtæk.ɪˈkɑː.di.ə/ (UK).
- What is the plural of tachycardia?
- The plural of tachycardia is tachycardias.
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