dysrhythmia

noun dys·rhyth·mia \dis-ˈrith-mē-ə\

Definition of DYSRHYTHMIA

: an abnormal rhythm; especially : a disordered rhythm exhibited in a record of electrical activity of the brain or heart

— dys·rhyth·mic \-mik\ adjective

New Latin, from dys- + Latin rhythmus rhythm

First Known Use: circa 1909

Medical Dictionary

noun dys·rhyth·mia \dis-ˈrith-mē-ə\

: an abnormal rhythm; especially : a disordered rhythm exhibited in a record of electrical activity of the brain or heart

—dys·rhyth·mic \-mik\ adjective

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