arrhythmic

arrhythmic
arrhythmic (adj.) 1853, "without rhythm," in relation to musical sensibility, Modern Latin, from Gk. arrhythmos "irregular, unrhythmical, without measure," from a- "not" (see A- (Cf. a-) (3)) + rhythmos (see RHYTHM (Cf. rhythm)). Medical arrhythmia "irregularity of pulse" is attested from 1888, from Greek noun of action from arrhythmos. Related: Arrhythmically.

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  • Arrhythmic — Ar*rhyth mic, Arrhythmous Ar*rhyth mous, a. [Gr. ?; a priv. + ? rhythm.] (Med.) Being without rhythm or regularity, as the pulse. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • arrhythmic — Marked by loss of rhythm; pertaining to arrhythmia. * * * ar·rhyth·mic mik adj 1) lacking rhythm or regularity <arrhythmic locomotor activity> 2) of, relating to, characterized by, or resulting from arrhythmia <arrhythmic risk>… …   Medical dictionary

  • arrhythmic — adjective Etymology: Greek arrhythmos Date: 1853 lacking rhythm or regularity < arrhythmic locomotor activity > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • arrhythmic — ar·rhyth·mic (ə rĭthʹmĭk) adj. Lacking rhythm or regularity of rhythm: “a slight arrhythmic imperfection when the car idles” (Garrison Keillor).   ar·rhythʹmi·cal·ly adv. * * * …   Universalium

  • arrhythmic — adjective a) Without rhythm. An arrhythmic atonal aboration they call music out of satire perhaps. b) Suffering from cardiac arrhythmia. Syn: arhythmic, irrhythmic, unrhythmic …   Wiktionary

  • arrhythmic — adjective 1. lacking a steady rhythm an arrhythmic heartbeat • Syn: ↑jerking, ↑jerky • Similar to: ↑unsteady • Derivationally related forms: ↑jerk ( …   Useful english dictionary

  • arrhythmic — adj. (Medicine) pertaining to arrhythmia (irregular heartbeat); irregular, not rhythmic …   English contemporary dictionary

  • arrhythmic — (also arhythmic) adjective not rhythmic. ↘Medicine relating to or suffering from cardiac arrhythmia. Derivatives arrhythmical adjective arrhythmically adverb …   English new terms dictionary

  • arrhythmic — ar·rhyth·mic …   English syllables

  • Средство Противоаритмическое (Anti-Arrhythmic) — любое из лекарственных веществ, применяемых для восстановления нарушений сердечного ритма (см. Аритмия). К ним относятся: атропин, амиодарон, верапамил, хинидин, дизопирамид и лигнокаин. Источник: Медицинский словарь …   Медицинские термины

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