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anti-arrhythmic

adjective
an·ti-ar·rhyth·mic | \ ˌan-tē-(ˌ)ā-ˈrit͟h-mik , ˌan-ˌtī- \
variants: or antiarrhythmic

Definition of anti-arrhythmic 

medical

: counteracting or preventing cardiac arrhythmia anti-arrythmic agents

Other words from anti-arrhythmic

antiarrhythmic noun
a calcium channel blocker commonly prescribed as an antiarrhythmic

First Known Use of anti-arrhythmic

1954, in the meaning defined above

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antiarrhythmic

adjective
an·ti·ar·rhyth·mic | \ -(ˌ)ā-ˈrit͟h-mik \
variants: or anti-arrhythmic also antiarrhythmia or anti-arrhythmia \-(ˌ)ā-ˈrit͟h-mē-ə \

Medical Definition of antiarrhythmic 

(Entry 1 of 2)

: controlling, inhibiting, or preventing cardiac arrhythmia an antiarrhythmic drug antiarrhythmic therapy

antiarrhythmic

noun
variants: also anti-arrhythmic

Medical Definition of antiarrhythmic (Entry 2 of 2)

: an agent (as a beta-blocker or calcium channel blocker) that controls, inhibits, or prevents cardiac arrhythmia

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