arrhythmia
noun
ar·rhyth·mia ā-ˈrit͟h-mē-ə 
: an alteration in rhythm of the heartbeat either in time or force
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web So how is the rise of arrhythmia-detecting devices playing out in EDs across the country? 
ABC News, 2 Sep. 2022 But sometimes fatigue, chest pain, shortness of breath and dizziness can also accompany an arrhythmia. Erika Edwards, NBC News, 21 Aug. 2022 An arrhythmia that, if left untreated, can lead to a stroke and heart failure. Andy Meek, BGR, 21 July 2022 Before the transplant, Bennett had been hospitalized for six weeks with a life-threatening arrhythmia and had been connected to a heart-lung bypass machine. Elisha Fieldstadt, NBC News, 7 July 2022 Before the transplant, Bennett had been hospitalized for six weeks with a life-threatening arrhythmia and had been connected to a heart-lung bypass machine. Elisha Fieldstadt, NBC News, 7 July 2022 Studies are also finding links to disruptions in the thyroid hormone system and heart arrhythmia. Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 18 Mar. 2022 His wife, Facebook chief operating officer Sheryl Sandberg, however, later blamed an arrhythmia caused by undiagnosed coronary artery disease for his fall. Washington Post, 4 Nov. 2021 He was diagnosed with atrial fibrillation which is an irregular and often very rapid heart rhythm also known as arrhythmia that can lead to blood clots in the heart. Josh Reed, Anchorage Daily News, 17 Apr. 2022 See More
ABC News, 2 Sep. 2022 But sometimes fatigue, chest pain, shortness of breath and dizziness can also accompany an arrhythmia. Erika Edwards, NBC News, 21 Aug. 2022 An arrhythmia that, if left untreated, can lead to a stroke and heart failure. Andy Meek, BGR, 21 July 2022 Before the transplant, Bennett had been hospitalized for six weeks with a life-threatening arrhythmia and had been connected to a heart-lung bypass machine. Elisha Fieldstadt, NBC News, 7 July 2022 Before the transplant, Bennett had been hospitalized for six weeks with a life-threatening arrhythmia and had been connected to a heart-lung bypass machine. Elisha Fieldstadt, NBC News, 7 July 2022 Studies are also finding links to disruptions in the thyroid hormone system and heart arrhythmia. Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 18 Mar. 2022 His wife, Facebook chief operating officer Sheryl Sandberg, however, later blamed an arrhythmia caused by undiagnosed coronary artery disease for his fall. Washington Post, 4 Nov. 2021 He was diagnosed with atrial fibrillation which is an irregular and often very rapid heart rhythm also known as arrhythmia that can lead to blood clots in the heart. Josh Reed, Anchorage Daily News, 17 Apr. 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
borrowed from Greek arrhythmía "lack of rhythm," from árrhythmos "lacking rhythm, unrhythmical" + -ia -ia entry 1 — more at arrhythmic
First Known Use
circa 1860, in the meaning defined above
Phrases Containing arrhythmia
Medical Definition
arrhythmia
noun
ar·rhyth·mia ā-ˈrit͟h-mē-ə
: an alteration in rhythm of the heartbeat either in time or force
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