bradycardia
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek βραδύς (bradús, “slow”) + καρδία (kardía, “heart”), equivalent to brady- + -cardia.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /bɹæ.dɪˈkɑː(ɹ).di.ə/
- (General American) IPA(key): /bɹeɪ.dɪˈkɑɹ.di.ə/, /bɹæ.dɪˈkɑɹ.di.ə/
- Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)diə
Noun
[edit]bradycardia (countable and uncountable, plural bradycardias)
- (medicine, cardiology) The condition of having a slow heartbeat, defined as under 60 beats per minute for an adult.
- Synonym: brachycardia
- Antonym: tachycardia
Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]condition of having a slow heartbeat
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Further reading
[edit]- bradycardia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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