bradycardia

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek βραδύς (bradús, “slow”) + καρδία (kardía, “heart”), equivalent to brady- +‎ -cardia.

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /bɹæ.dɪˈkɑː(ɹ).di.ə/
(General American) IPA^(key): /bɹeɪ.dɪˈkɑɹ.di.ə/, /bɹæ.dɪˈkɑɹ.di.ə/
Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)diə

Noun

bradycardia (countable and uncountable, plural bradycardias)

(medicine, cardiology) The condition of having a slow heartbeat, defined as under 60 beats per minute for an adult.
Synonym: brachycardia

Antonym: tachycardia

Derived terms

Translations

condition of having a slow heartbeat

Catalan: bradicàrdia (ca) f
Chinese:
Mandarin: 心跳過緩／心跳过缓 (xīntiào guòhuǎn)
Czech: bradykardie (cs) f
Finnish: bradykardia (fi)
French: bradycardie (fr) f
German: Bradykardie (de) f
Greek: βραδυκαρδία (el) f (vradykardía)
Hungarian: bradikardia
Indonesian: bradikardia
Italian: bradicardia (it) f
Japanese: 徐脈 (jomyaku)
Russian: брадикарди́я (ru) f (bradikardíja)
Spanish: bradicardia (es) f
Swedish: bradykardi (sv) c

Further reading

bradycardia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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