definitions

dysrhythmia

[ dis-rith -mee-uh ]
/ dɪsˈrɪð mi ə /

noun

a disturbance of rhythm, as of speech or of brain waves recorded by an electroencephalograph.

Nearby words

dyspnoea, dyspraxia, dysprosium, dysproteinemia, dysraphism, dysrhythmia, dyssebacia, dyssomnia, dysstasia, dyssynergia, dyssynergia cerebellaris myoclonica

Origin of dysrhythmia

1905–10; < New Latin < Greek dys- dys- + rhythm(ós) rhythm + -ia -ia
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Medicine definitions for dysrhythmia

dysrhythmia

[ dĭs-rĭð′mē-ə ]

n.

An abnormality in an otherwise normal rhythmic pattern.
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