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an·ti-ar·rhyth·mic | \ ˌan-tē-(ˌ)ā-ˈrit͟h-mik 
, ˌan-ˌtī- \
, ˌan-ˌtī- \variants:
or antiarrhythmic
Definition of anti-arrhythmic
medical
: counteracting or preventing cardiac arrhythmia anti-arrythmic agents
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antiarrhythmic
adjectivean·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
nounvariants:
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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