rhythmology en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ser-? Proto-Indo-European *srew- Proto-Indo-European *sru-dʰ-mo-s Proto-Hellenic *hrutʰmós Ancient Greek ῥῠθμός (rhŭthmós)bor. Latin rhythmusder. English rhythm Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *lóǵos Proto-Hellenic *lógos Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -λογῐ́ᾱ (-logĭ́ā)bor. Latin -logialbor. French -logiebor. English -logy English -ology English rhythmology From rhythm + -ology.
Meanings
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(uncountable) The analysis and treatment of abnormal heart rhythms.
Cardiac fibromas may present with various clinical phenotypes and rhythmology.
2024 August 8, Karl Finke, Thorsten Gietzen, Daniel Steven, Stephan Baldus, Henrik ten Freyhaus, David Maintz, Lenhard Pennig, Carsten Gietzen, “Cardiac fibromas in adult patients: a case series focusing on rhythmology and radiographic features”, in European Heart Journal - Case Reports, volume 8, number 8, →DOI, →PMID, →PMCID, page 1:All internists and cardiologists who are interested in rhythmology probably know the famous metaphor by James in which he calls the Wolff–Parkinson–White (WPW) syndrome ‘the Rosetta stone of electrocardiography, since a full understanding of all its features and their possible mechanisms encompasses many fundamentally important principles’ (James cited by Ikram).
2009 January 7, Berndt Lüderitz, “WPW syndrome: the ‘Rosetta stone’ of rhythmology. The history of the Rosetta stone”, in EP Europace, volume 11, number 3, →DOI, →PMID, page 285:In the last three decades the Cardiac Rhythmology field has experienced tremendous change and evolution. Our understanding of the underlying mechanism of arrhythmic diseases has dramatically improved, starting from the genetic and molecular mechanisms.
2020 August 25, Matteo Anselmino, Gaetano Maria De Ferrari, “Future Perspectives and New “Frontiers” in Cardiac Rhythmology”, in Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine, volume 7, →DOI, →PMID, →PMCID, page 126: