Arrhythmia (Noun)

Meaning

An abnormal rate of muscle contractions in the heart.

Classification

Nouns denoting natural processes.

Synonyms

• Cardiac Arrhythmia

Hypernyms

• Heart Disease

Hyponyms

• Premature Ventricular Contraction
• Heart Block
• Flutter
• Bradycardia
• Ventricular Fibrillation
• Gallop Rhythm
• Tachycardia
• Atrioventricular Block
• Atrial Fibrillation
• Stokes-Adams Syndrome

Related Words

• Arrhythmic (adjective)