arrhythmia

(ə rit̸h′mē ə)

noun

any irregularity in the rhythm of the heart's beating

Origin: ModL < Gr, lack of rhythm < a-, without + rhythmos, measure

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noun

An irregularity in the force or rhythm of the heartbeat.

Origin:

Origin: New Latin

Origin: , from Greek arruthmiā, lack of rhythm

Origin: , from arruthmos, unrhythmical

Origin: : a-, without; see a-¹

Origin: + rhuthmos, rhythm; see rhythm

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