Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bradycardia

/bɹeɪ.dɪˈkɑɹ.di.ə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.14 in modern English

Syllables: brady-car-dia
IPA: /bɹeɪ.dɪˈkɑɹ.di.ə/

20

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

5

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The condition of having a slow heartbeat, defined as under 60 beats per minute for an adult.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"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 tachycardia – a fast heartbeat – by delivering shocks that reset heartbeats to normal."
"When your resting heart rate is under 60 bpm, providers call it bradycardia."

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: βραδύς

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /bɹeɪ.dɪˈkɑɹ.di.ə/
British English: /bɹæ.dɪˈkɑː(ɹ).di.ə/

Usage

Inflected Forms

bradycardias (plural)

Derived Forms

bradycardiac bradycardic

Synonyms

brachycardia

Antonyms

tachycardia

Rhymes With

laguardia guardia cardia procardia gardea tachycardia

Questions

How do you pronounce bradycardia?: The recorded pronunciation is /bɹeɪ.dɪˈkɑɹ.di.ə/.
What does bradycardia mean?: The condition of having a slow heartbeat, defined as under 60 beats per minute for an adult.
Where does bradycardia come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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