Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

commotio cordis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: com-mo-tio -cordis
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An often lethal disruption of heart rhythm as a result of a blow to the area directly over the heart at a critical time during the cycle of a heartbeat.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"“There are over 700 meridians in the human body. Mr. Kung Fu struck specific pressure points in me and induced commotio cordis. Five steps forward will cause massive compression buildup, causing my heart to explode under its own pressure.”"

Etymology

From Latin commōtiō cordis (literally “agitation/disruption of the heart”), from commōtiō (“agitation”) + cordis (“of the heart”, genitive of cor (“heart”)).

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Prefix: commōtiō
Root: commōtiō cordis
Suffix: cordis

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

commotio cordis Literally (canonical) “heart agitation”. (canonical)

Questions

What does commotio cordis mean?: An often lethal disruption of heart rhythm as a result of a blow to the area directly over the heart at a critical time during the cycle of a heartbeat.
Where does commotio cordis come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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