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arrhythmia

Syllabification: (ar·rhyth·mi·a)

Definition of arrhythmia

noun

Medicine
  • a condition in which the heart beats with an irregular or abnormal rhythm.

Origin:

late 19th century: from Greek arruthmia 'lack of rhythm', from a- 'without' + rhuthmos (see rhythm)

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