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Definition of tachycardia noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

tachycardia

noun
 
/ˌtækɪˈkɑːdiə/
 
/ˌtækɪˈkɑːrdiə/
[uncountable] (medical)
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  1. a heart rate that is faster than is normal
    • The patient had tachycardia and a high temperature.
    Topics Health problemsc2
    Word OriginLate 19th century: from tachy- ‘swift’ + Greek kardia ‘heart’.
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