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