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dysrhythmia
This term is primarily used in clinical and medical settings to describe a failure of biological synchronization. While it is often used interchangeably with arrhythmia, dysrhythmia specifically emphasizes the disruption or lack of harmony in a rhythmic cycle, whether cardiac, respiratory, or neurological.
As a medical noun, it follows standard countability rules for diagnoses, allowing it to be used in both singular and plural forms depending on whether a single type of irregularity or multiple distinct patterns are being discussed.
Meanings
An abnormality in the rhythm of the heartbeat, characterized by an irregular or abnormal rate or sequence of contractions.
The patient was diagnosed with a ventricular dysrhythmia that required immediate medical intervention.
Any disturbance of the rhythm of a biological process, such as the coordination of muscle movements or breathing patterns.
Certain neurological disorders can cause a respiratory dysrhythmia, affecting the regularity of a person's breath.
Examples
The patient presents with a severe cardiac dysrhythmia that requires immediate intervention.
I can feel my heart skipping beats, maybe it is some kind of dysrhythmia.
The EKG clearly shows a ventricular dysrhythmia.
The EKG clearly shows a ventricular dysrhythmia.
Could this respiratory dysrhythmia be a side effect of the new medication?
Could this respiratory dysrhythmia be a side effect of the new medication?
He suffered from a chronic dysrhythmia that made exercise nearly impossible.
The monitor is alerting us to a sudden onset of dysrhythmia in room four.
Is there any known dysrhythmia associated with this specific neurological disorder?
Is there any known dysrhythmia associated with this specific neurological disorder?
My pulse feels erratic today, I hope it is not a returning dysrhythmia.