bradycardia en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /bɹeɪ.dɪˈkɑɹ.di.ə/ (General-American)
- /bɹæ.dɪˈkɑː(ɹ).di.ə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /bɹæ.dɪˈkɑɹ.di.ə/ (General-American)
Etymology
From Ancient Greek βραδύς (bradús, “slow”) + καρδία (kardía, “heart”), equivalent to brady- + -cardia.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The condition of having a slow heartbeat, defined as under 60 beats per minute for an adult.
Both CRT-Ds and ICDs are implanted under the skin, in the patient’s upper chest area. The devices have wires called leads that attach to the heart and regulate the rhythm of the muscle. Defibrillators help patients with bradycardia – a slow heartbeat – by pacing the heartbeat and those with tachycardia – a fast heartbeat – by delivering shocks that reset heartbeats to normal.
2016 October 11, Hailey Middlebrook, “After 2 deaths, patients warned about heart defibrillators’ failed batteries”, in CNN, archived from the original on 31 Oct 2020:When your resting heart rate is under 60 bpm, providers call it bradycardia.
2024 March 15, “Heart Rate”, in Cleveland Health, archived from the original on 07 Aug 2024:
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| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| bradycardias | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (17)
ja 徐脈 (condition of having a slow heartbeat) · id bradikardia (condition of having a slow heartbeat) · id bradikardi (condition of having a slow heartbeat) · ca bradicàrdia (condition of having a slow heartbeat) · it bradicardia (condition of having a slow heartbeat) · de Bradykardie (condition of having a slow heartbeat) · el βραδυκαρδία (condition of having a slow heartbeat) · sv bradykardi (condition of having a slow heartbeat) · es bradicardia (condition of having a slow heartbeat) · fi bradykardia (condition of having a slow heartbeat) · fr bradycardie (condition of having a slow heartbeat) · ru брадикарди́я (condition of having a slow heartbeat) · cs bradykardie (condition of having a slow heartbeat) · pl bradykardia (condition of having a slow heartbeat) · pl rzadkoskurcz (condition of having a slow heartbeat) · cmn 心跳過緩 /心跳过缓 (condition of having a slow heartbeat) · hu bradikardia (condition of having a slow heartbeat)