arrhythmia

noun ar·rhyth·mia \ā-ˈrith-mē-ə\

Definition of ARRHYTHMIA

: an alteration in rhythm of the heartbeat either in time or force

New Latin, from Greek, lack of rhythm, from arrhythmos unrhythmical, from a- + rhythmos rhythm

First Known Use: circa 1860

Medical Dictionary

noun ar·rhyth·mia \ā-ˈrith-mē-ə\

: an alteration in rhythm of the heartbeat either in time or force

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