Synonyms for tachycardia


Grammar : Noun
Spell : tak-i-kahr-dee-uh
Phonetic Transcription : ˌtæk ɪˈkɑr di ə

Top 10 synonyms for tachycardia Other synonyms for the word tachycardia

Définition of tachycardia

Origin :
  • 1868, Modern Latin, coined 1867 by German-born physician Hermann Lebert (1813-1878) from tachy- "swift" + kardia "heart" (see cardiac).
  • As in coronary infarction : noun heart attack
  • As in cardiac arrest : noun heart attack
  • As in heart attack : noun heart failure
Example sentences :
  • Consequently the convulsions, tachycardia, and coma had to be ignored.
  • Extract from : « Insidekick » by Jesse Franklin Bone
  • I afterwards had periodical attacks of intermittence but never any tachycardia, at least none that lasted more than a few seconds.
  • Extract from : « Life of Elie Metchnikoff, 1845-1916 » by Olga Metchnikoff
  • But, as I rose, I suddenly felt acute pain along the sternum; at the same time began a strong crisis of tachycardia.
  • Extract from : « Life of Elie Metchnikoff, 1845-1916 » by Olga Metchnikoff
  • In tachycardia there is an irritation of the accelerator nerves to the heart, in brachycardia of the inhibitory nerves.
  • Extract from : « Psychotherapy » by James J. Walsh
  • Bradycardia or abnormal slowness of the heart-beat, is the converse of tachycardia.
  • Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 2 » by Various
  • Tachycardia is the name applied to a more or less permanent increase in the rate of the heart-beat.
  • Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 2 » by Various
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