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TachycardiaTachy

Also called Fast heart rate

CardiologyEmergency MedicineImportant

A cardiac arrhythmia characterized by an abnormally rapid resting heart rate, which may be a physiological response or a sign of cardiac or systemic disease.

Korean

빈맥

안정 시 심박수가 비정상적으로 빠른 부정맥; 생리적 반응이거나 심장·전신 질환의 징후일 수 있음.

French

Tachycardie

Arythmie cardiaque caractérisée par une fréquence cardiaque anormalement rapide au repos, pouvant être une réponse physiologique ou le signe d'une maladie cardiaque ou générale.

Word parts

  • tachy-Prefix(Greek) Fast, rapid
  • cardi/oRoot(Greek) Heart

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