Medical term:
dysrhythmias
dysrhythmia
[dis-rith´me-ah]disturbance of rhythm, such as of brain waves or the heartbeat.
cerebral dysrhythmia (electroencephalographic dysrhythmia) disturbance or irregularity in the rhythm of the brain waves as recorded by electroencephalography.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.
dys·rhyth·mi·a
(dis-ridh'mē-ă),Defective rhythm. See also entries under rhythm Compare: arrhythmia.
[dys- + G. rhythmos, rhythm]
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dysrhythmia
(dĭs-rĭth′mē-ə)n.
An abnormality in an otherwise normal rhythmic pattern, as of brain waves being recorded by an electroencephalograph.
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dys·rhyth·mi·a
(dis-ridh'mē-ă)Defective (abnormal) rhythm.
Compare: arrhythmia
Compare: arrhythmia
[dys- + G. rhythmos, rhythm]
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dysrhythmia
Any irregularity or disturbance of a normal body rhythm. The term is most commonly applied to the heart beat or the ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM (EEG).Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005
Arrhythmia or dysrhythmia
Abnormal rhythm in hearts that contract in an irregular way.
Mentioned in: Electrocardiography
Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
dys·rhyth·mi·a
(dis-ridh'mē-ă)Defective rhythm.
[dys- + G. rhythmos, rhythm]
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