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Where does “tachyarrhythmia” come from?

tachyarrhythmia (English) comes from English arrhythmia, from New Latin arrhythmia, from Ancient Greek ἄρρυθμος, from Ancient Greek ῥυθμός, from Ancient Greek ῥέω, from Proto-Indo-European srew-, from Proto-Indo-European ser- — to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together.

tachyarrhythmia (English): pathological tachycardia

Definitions

  1. pathological tachycardia

Ancestry of “tachyarrhythmia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglisharrhythmiaAn irregular heartbeat; A disease entity...
2New Latinarrhythmiaarrhythmia
3Ancient GreekἄρρυθμοςHaving no rhythm; rhythmless, arhythmic; Having...
4Ancient Greekῥυθμόςa repeating, regular motion, vibration; measured...
5Ancient GreekῥέωI flow, stream, run, gush; I let flow, pour; I...
6Proto-Indo-Europeansrew-to flow, stream
7Proto-Indo-Europeanser-to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together

Words derived from “tachyarrhythmia”

  • antitachyarrhythmia
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