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dysrhythmia

[dis-rith -mee-uh]
noun
  1. a disturbance of rhythm, as of speech or of brain waves recorded by an electroencephalograph.
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Origin of dysrhythmia

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

(dĭs-rĭð′mē-ə)
n.
  1. An abnormality in an otherwise normal rhythmic pattern.
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