bradycardia

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bradycardia

/bɹæ.dɪˈkɑː(ɹ).di.ə/ UK
/bɹeɪ.dɪˈkɑɹ.di.ə/ US
/bɹæ.dɪˈkɑɹ.di.ə/ US

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From Ancient Greek βραδύς (bradús, “slow”) + καρδία (kardía, “heart”), equivalent to brady- + -cardia.

noun bradycardias

countable, uncountable The condition of having a slow heartbeat, defined as under 60 beats per minute for an adult. Both CRT-Ds and ICDs are implanted under the skin, in the patient’s upper chest area. The devices have wires called leads that attach to the heart and regulate the rhythm of the muscle. Defibrillators help patients with bradycardia – a slow heartbeat – by pacing the heartbeat and those with tachycar
Similar: brachycardia · Opposite: tachycardia

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noun condition of having a slow heartbeat

Español	bradicardia
日本語	徐脈 jomyaku
中文	心跳過緩 /心跳过缓 xīntiào guòhuǎn
Français	bradycardie
Deutsch	Bradykardie
Italiano	bradicardia
Ελληνικά	βραδυκαρδία vradykardía
Русский	брадикарди́я bradikardíja

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@misc{bradycardia_2026,
  title = {bradycardia},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bradycardia},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}