bradycardia

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek βραδύς (bradús, slow) + καρδία (kardía, heart), equivalent to brady- +‎ -cardia.

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bradycardia (countable and uncountable, plural bradycardias)

  1. (medicine, cardiology) The condition of having a slow heartbeat, defined as under 60 beats per minute for an adult.
    Synonym: brachycardia
    Antonym: tachycardia

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