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nonsustained

nonsustained

6.6
Ending quickly and lasting only a short time
  • adjective
  • /ˌnɒn.səˈsteɪnd/
translation icon : no sostenido
  • During the test, several instances of nonsustained electrical activity were recorded, indicating brief disruptions in heart rhythm.

Examples

  • For example, in one study of 120,000 patients monitored with patch-based Holter technology and a median analyzable time of 9 days, up to 20% had evidence of ventricular arrhythmia (18% nonsustained and 1.4% sustained).

    Academic text (2016)

  • If AV block and nonsustained SVT and VT never occurred in healthy individuals, it would be a simple matter to use long-term ECG monitoring in clinical trials and, if any arrhythmias were detected, to conclude that they were drug induced.

    Academic text (2016)

  • The doctor explained that the patient's heart showed signs of nonsustained arrhythmia, which means it was not a lasting condition.

  • The athlete experienced nonsustained symptoms of fatigue that subsided quickly after he rested.

Synonyms

short-lived
vsnonsustained
49 3.9

Lasting only for a short time

is about a quick end rather than ongoing continuation
impermanent
vsnonsustained
2 6.5

Lasting only for a short time

is about ending quickly rather than simply lacking permanence
nonpersistent
vsnonsustained
1 6.0

Not lasting for a long time

is about ending quickly rather than lasting or persisting
unsustained
vsnonsustained
6.5

Not kept for a long time

is about ending quickly rather than being maintained
non-permanent
vsnonsustained
3.8

Lasting only for a short time

is focused on quick ending rather than merely temporary status

Antonyms

sustained
22 3.9

Lasting a long time without stopping or getting weaker

How Long

temporary
557 3.0
nonsustained
6.6
brief
587 2.0
fleeting
66 6.3
momentary
44 4.8
instantaneous
35 5.1

Surface Forms

nonsustained positive

Morphology

nonsustained = sustained (transparent) = non + sustain + ed

Formed by the productive negative prefix 'non-' added to the adjective 'sustained', yielding 'not sustained'.

Etymology

Nonsustained is made from non- ('not') and sustain ('hold' or 'keep up'), so it literally means 'not held' or 'not kept up'. That is why a nonsustained arrhythmia is one that stops quickly and does not last.