cardiac arrhythmia
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- noun
- /ˈkɑrdɪæk əˈrɪðmiə/
- Specialized
:
arritmia cardíaca
- Symptoms of cardiac arrhythmia may include palpitations, dizziness, or fainting spells.
- cardiac arrhythmia and heart failure
Examples
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At the end of summer, a 78-year-old man was admitted with cardiac arrhythmias and dehydration.
Academic text (1990) -
OSA appears to be related to several cardiovascular conditions, including hypertension, nocturnal cardiac arrhythmias, and possibly heart failure.
Academic text (2011) -
As for his cardiac arrhythmia, it is clearly the result of some disorder and not the cause of his problems.
Fiction book (1994) -
We have a possible cardiac arrhythmia, you need a defibrillator.
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The entertainer died tuesday in Memphis from what doctors called cardiac arrhythmia.
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AF is the most common cardiac arrhythmia and is due to an electrical fault within the heart, which leads to a disordered beat in the heart chambers.
Academic text (2012) -
AF is the most common, sustained cardiac arrhythmia and, if left untreated, is a significant risk factor for stroke and other morbidities.
Academic text (2014) -
Many had asthma, some had cardiac failure or cardiac arrhythmias (chiefly atrial fibrillation), others had pulmonary fibrosis, and others had no respiratory disease at all.
Academic text (2010) -
The doctor explained that cardiac arrhythmia can lead to serious complications if not treated properly.
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Many athletes are screened for cardiac arrhythmia to ensure their heart health during intense training.
Synonyms
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7.4
An uneven heartbeat that is faster, slower, or not regular
An uneven beating of the heart that is not steady
Antonyms
How Irregular
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The noun phrase is fully compositional: 'cardiac' means related to the heart and 'arrhythmia' means irregular heartbeat, so the combined meaning is directly inferable. This follows standard medical noun-noun composition (heart + irregular rhythm) and is cross-linguistically transparent, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will understand the phrase.
Etymology
The term cardiac arrhythmia combines cardiac, meaning 'heart', and arrhythmia, meaning 'no rhythm'. It paints the image of a heart that does not beat in a steady way, which is why it means 'an irregular heartbeat'.