Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A rapid heart rate, especially one above 100 beats per minute in an adult.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In pathology, excessive frequency of the pulse.
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- noun A rapid resting
heart rate , especially one above 100 beats per minute.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun abnormally rapid heartbeat (over 100 beats per minute)
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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That causes the heart to race, a condition called tachycardia, as it tries to get more blood to the head.
NYT > Home Page By JANE E. BRODY 2011
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That causes the heart to race, a condition called tachycardia, as it tries to get more blood to the head.
The Seattle Times 2011
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Disney's Hannah Montana star and pop-country singer, Miley Cyrus, revealed in her autobiography Miles to Go, that she has a heart condition called tachycardia,
WN.com - Articles related to X Factor, Lady Gaga, Black Eyed Peas among biggest best sellers of 2009 2010
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Cyrus has a condition called tachycardia, which causes her heart rate to speed up.
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Cyrus has a condition called tachycardia, which causes her heart rate to speed up.
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Cyrus has a condition called tachycardia, which causes her heart rate to speed up.
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Cyrus has a condition called tachycardia, which causes her heart rate to speed up.
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Singer and 'Hannah Montana' star Miley Cyrus has revealed that she is suffering from a heart condition called tachycardia and luckily for her and her fans, the disease is not life threatening.
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JONATHAN REINER, GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL: In the Electrophysiology Laboratory, a very short but fast-run of the kind of tachycardia fast heartbeats that we were looking for was able to be induced.
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Kisch has described, as a cardiac neurosis of sexual origin, a pathological tachycardia which is an exaggeration of the physiological quick heart of sexual excitement.
Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 6 Sex in Relation to Society Havelock Ellis 1899
thesaraheffect commented on the word tachycardia
(paroxysmal) supraventricular tachycardia! Unfortunately, a 4 week old baby introduced me to this word, 200+ bpm!
September 26, 2009