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tachycardia

tachycardia

10 7.2
A heart that beats much faster than normal, usually over 100 beats a minute
  • noun
  • /ˌtækɪˈkɑrdiə/
  • Specialized
translation icon : taquicardia
  • Such acute injuries usually manifest as a combination of tachycardia, left ventricular dysfunction, and eventually cardiogenic shock.
  • supraventricular tachycardia
  • ventricular tachycardia
  • tachycardia and tachypnea

Some people have cardiac symptoms like tachycardia, racing heart.

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Examples

  • The other patient experienced tachycardia and ST-segment depression during the administration of supplemental local anesthesia.

    Academic text (1999)

  • Another is tachycardia or fast heart rate.

  • The tachycardia may have damaged your heart.

    Nurses Do It Better (2017)

  • Some people have cardiac symptoms like tachycardia, racing heart.

    Shawn Ryan Show

  • Rhabdomyolysis may present as malaise, fever, tachycardia, nausea, and vomiting.

    Academic text (2007)

  • Supraventricular tachycardia (Figure 5) occurs when the heart beats at an abnormally fast rate but episodically.

    Academic text (2012)

  • Other symptoms include paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia, nocturnal dyspnea, and fatigue.

    Academic text (2007)

  • Preoperative cardiopulmonary function tests and blood oxygen levels were normal except for a sinus tachycardia up to 140 bpm.

    Academic text (2007)

  • The following adverse side effects increase linearly with dosage: nervousness, headache, insomnia, and tachycardia (Klein-Schwartz, 2002).

    Academic text (2003)

  • During the past year, he has had three episodes of tachycardia while playing sports.

Synonyms

sinus tachy
vstachycardia
  • Jargon
6.8

A fast heartbeat that starts in the heart's natural pacemaker

is the general fast heartbeat condition not limited to that origin
tachy episode
vstachycardia
  • Specialized
8.5

A short time when the heart beats much faster than usual

is the overall medical condition rather than just a single period
tachy response
vstachycardia
  • Specialized
7.8

A very fast heartbeat that happens after stress or medicine

is the medical disorder itself not only a reactive heartbeat

Antonyms

bradycardia
  • Specialized
3 7.8

An unusually slow heart rate of fewer than 60 beats per minute

How Fast

tachycardia
  • Specialized
10 7.2
heart rate
  • Specialized
168 2.5
bradycardia
  • Specialized
3 7.8

Surface Forms

tachycardia singular
tachycardias plural

Morphology

tachycardia = tachy + cardia

Formed from Greek combining forms 'tachy-' (fast) and '-cardia' (heart), which are not standalone English words and are unlikely to be recognized by an average B1 learner, so the meaning is not transparently inferable.

Etymology

Tachycardia comes from Greek parts tachy- meaning 'fast' and -cardia meaning 'heart', and you can see the same cardio in exercise talk. So it literally means 'fast heart', which is why the word describes a very fast heartbeat.