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ar·rhyth·mi·a
 arrhythmia
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- pronunciation:
rIth
mi
[or]
rIth
mi
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Parts
part of speech: |
noun |
definition: |
any abnormality in the rhythm or strength of the heartbeat.
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adjective + (n.)arrhythmia
abnormal,
atrial,
cardiac,
certain,
chaotic,
common,
congestive,
dangerous,
excessive,
fatal,
ideal,
irregular,
lethal,
life-threatening,
likely,
medical,
mild,
myocardial,
nocturnal,
non-fatal,
normal,
particular,
permanent,
respiratory,
serious,
severe,
so-called,
subsequent,
sudden,
upper
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verb + (n.)arrhythmia
approve,
associate,
call,
cause,
control,
cure,
deal,
depend,
destroy,
detect,
develop,
diagnose,
die,
experience,
fail,
flush,
gate,
lead,
may,
mention,
occur,
precipitate,
prevent,
reduce,
result,
show,
stop,
suffer,
threaten,
treat,
trigger
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noun + (n.)arrhythmia
ablation,
abnormality,
american,
angina,
apnea,
arrest,
athlete,
attack,
beat,
blood,
caffeine,
cause,
chamber,
complication,
condition,
death,
disease,
disorder,
doctor,
drug,
electrolyte,
episode,
event,
failure,
fibrillation,
form,
heart,
heartbeat,
hospital,
hypertension,
improvement,
infection,
irregularity,
ischemia,
kidney,
medication,
month,
mortality,
occurrence,
onset,
palpitation,
patient,
placebo,
pressure,
prevention,
problem,
reaction,
research,
rhythm,
risk,
seizure,
site,
sleep,
specialist,
stroke,
susceptibility,
therapy,
tissue,
treatment,
trial,
type,
valve,
victim,
warning
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derivations: |
arrhythmic (adj.), arrhythmically (adv.) |
The word arrhythmia
contains the following part:
a-1, an-1
Greek
prefix
that means not, without
  More about this word part:
Words prefixed with a-1, an-1 are nouns and adjectives. Some are loanwords from Greek (amorphous
, atrophy
). Others are English formations, which may attach the prefix to English words of Latin origin (asocial
, amoral
) or Greek origin (apolitical). The form a-1 is used before bases beginning with a consonant, while an-1 is used before bases beginning with a vowel.
  Example words:
abiogenesis, abiotic, abranchiate, abysmal, abyss, achene, achromatic, achromic, adiabatic, agnostic, alexia, amenorrhea, amethyst, ametropia, amnesia, amnesty, amoral, amorphous, anaemia, anaerobe, anaerobic, analgesia, analgesic, anarchy, anecdote, anemia, aneroid, anesthesia, anesthesiology, anodyne, anomalous, anomaly, anomie, anonym, anonymous, anorexia, anoxia, anuria, apathy, aperiodic, apetalous, aphasia, aplastic anemia, apraxia, apterous, apteryx, arrhythmia, aseptic, asexual, asocial, asphyxia, astatine, asthenia, astigmatism, asymmetry, asymptote, ataractic, ataxia, atheist, atom, atonal, atrophy, avitaminosis, azygous, neurasthenia
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