tachycardia

noun

tachy·​car·​dia ˌta-ki-ˈkär-dē-ə How to pronounce tachycardia (audio)
: relatively rapid heart action whether physiological (as after exercise) or pathological compare bradycardia

Examples of tachycardia in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The study didn’t monitor for postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome, or POTS, that some research has linked with Covid vaccines. Jason Gale, Fortune Well, 19 Feb. 2024 Heart rates in this range are often caused by ventricular tachycardia or ventricular fibrillation, which are potentially lethal heart rhythms resulting from the lower chamber of the heart beating too quickly or quivering. Virginia Singla, Discover Magazine, 15 Dec. 2023 Sammy, Jennifer and Frankie all came back positive for a rare genetic heart rhythm condition known as catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia (CPVT), which can cause fainting, seizures and sudden cardiac arrest in otherwise healthy people. Vanessa Etienne, Peoplemag, 1 Oct. 2023 For example, some evidence suggests that some people with COVID have developed postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS) after infection. Maressa Brown, Health, 31 Oct. 2023 In this unifying framework, fibromyalgia and postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS) — other debilitating symptom clusters — are included as subsets of CFS. Steven Phillips, STAT, 14 Sep. 2023 Like turtles, like tortoises, like titanium, terrarium, tachycardia, like tensile strength, tabletop tennis, toilet tanks, trembling tree limbs. Hazlitt, 26 July 2023 Ventricular tachycardia is a major cause of sudden cardiac death, according to MedlinePlus. Maggie O'Neill, Health.com, 15 Apr. 2022 Ventricular tachycardia is a condition where the heart beats faster — usually 100 or more beats per minute, whereas the average is 60 or 100 beats per minute. Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 13 Apr. 2022

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Word History

Etymology

New Latin

First Known Use

1889, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of tachycardia was in 1889

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“Tachycardia.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tachycardia. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

Medical Definition

tachycardia

noun
tachy·​car·​dia ˌtak-i-ˈkärd-ē-ə How to pronounce tachycardia (audio)
: relatively rapid heart action whether physiological (as after exercise) or pathological see junctional tachycardia, paroxysmal tachycardia, sinus tachycardia, ventricular tachycardia compare bradycardia

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