heart rhythm
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3.0
- noun
- /hɑrt ˈrɪðəm/
- Specialized
- The fitness tracker can measure your heart rhythm to help monitor your health.
- the most common heart rhythm
- a common heart rhythm
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Watch on YouTubeThen we do all kinds of other breathing, like breathing to change the heart rhythm.
- Then we do all kinds of other breathing, like breathing to change the heart rhythm.
- Now, that's an irregular heart rhythm that's linked to stroke and other health problems.
Examples
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At this level, his heart rhythm miraculously returns to normal.
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Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common sustained heart rhythm disorder.
Academic text (2011) -
All the while, we monitor his heart rhythm.
Fiction book (1994) -
Yes, she says, the heart rhythm is chaotic.
Fiction book (1994) -
Much research has been done on how your heart rhythms affect your immune, hormonal, and nervous systems.
Blog text (8) -
Now, that's an irregular heart rhythm that's linked to stroke and other health problems.
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It is probably best known for treating heart rhythm problems such as atrial fibrillation.
Academic text (2011) -
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the commonest heart rhythm abnormality found in the UK, with nearly 50,000 new cases being diagnosed each year.
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The doctor monitored his heart rhythm to ensure it remained steady during the exam.
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Abnormalities in her heart rhythm were detected during the medical check-up.
Synonyms
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1.0
A regular rhythm like the sound in music or a heartbeat
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3.3
A regular pattern of sounds and movements, often in music or dance
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2.3
The regular movement or sound of the heart as it pumps blood
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3.7
The pattern of heartbeats made by the heart's activity
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5.6
A regular strong beat you feel in your wrist or neck when the heart beats
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3.2
A regular throbbing in an artery when the heart pumps blood
How Steady
- Specialized
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3.0
- Specialized
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4.1
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'the regular pattern of beats made by the heart' is directly and transparently derived from composing 'heart' + 'rhythm' — a straightforward noun+noun (genitive) relation meaning 'rhythm of the heart'. This compositional pattern is cross-linguistically common and follows standard semantic combination, so a B1 learner who knows both constituent words will readily infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
Heart rhythm comes from imagining the heart as a drum or metronome that makes a steady rhythm of beats to push blood around the body. So heart rhythm means the 'regular pattern' of those beats, and if the pattern changes it often shows a health problem.