English Explanatory Dictionary

tachycardia

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A rapid resting heart rate, especially one above 100 beats per minute; palpitations.

Pronunciation

/ˌtæk.ɪˈkɑː.di.ə/ /ˌtæk.ɪˈkɑɹ.di.ə/ /ˌtæk.əˈkɑɹ.di.ə/ /ˌtæk.ɪˈkɐː.di.ə/ /ˌtæk.əˈkɐː.di.ə/ /ˌtɛk.əˈkɐː.di.ə/ en-au-tachycardia.ogg

Word forms

tachycardia tachycardias

Etymology

Learned borrowing from New Latin tachycardia, from Ancient Greek ταχύς (takhús, “swift”) + καρδία (kardía, “heart”). By surface analysis, tachy- + -cardia. Compare French tachycardie.

Synonyms

tachyrhythmia

Antonyms

bradycardia

Derived words

antitachycardia atrial tachycardia bradytachycardia sinus tachycardia tachycardiac tachycardic ventricular tachycardia
This entry uses open data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA/GFDL). Word forms are used for search and are not indexed as separate pages.
Back to search All on T Russian dictionary Dahl dictionary