dysrhythmia

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

A disturbance to an otherwise normal biological rhythm, especially that of the heart.

Word forms

dysrhythmia dysrhythmias

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dews-? Proto-Indo-European *dus- Proto-Hellenic *dus- Ancient Greek δῠσ- (dŭs-)der. New Latin dys-der. English dys- Proto-Indo-European *ser-? Proto-Indo-European *srew- Proto-Indo-European *sru-dʰ-mo-s Proto-Hellenic *hrutʰmós Ancient Greek ῥῠθμός (rhŭthmós)bor. Latin rhythmusder. English rhythm Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -iader. English -ia English dysrhythmia From dys- + rhythm + -ia.

Synonyms

arrhythmia

Derived words

circadian dysrhythmia tachydysrhythmia

← dysregulation
← dysregulations
← dysregulator
← dysregulators
← dysregulatory

dysrhythmias →
dysrhythmic →
dysrhythmically →
dysrhythmicity →
dysrhythmics →

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