tachycardian.
/takɪˈkɑːdɪə/ Pathology.
‘Abnormal paroxysmal rapidity of the heart's action’ ( New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon).
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the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of internal organs > disorders of heart > [noun] > palpitation or tachycardia
cardiaclea1398
cardiac passiona1398
cardiaca?a1425
palpitation?a1425
cardiacc1435
heart-quake1561
heart-qualm1590
overbeating1819
tachycardia1889
heart hurry1890
torsade de pointes1967
1889 Lancet 2 Mar. 442/1 Those nerve cells and fibres which are concerned in the production of the tachycardia.
1891 Lancet 2 May 1012/1 Dr. Wood proposes the restriction of the name ‘tachycardia’ to those cases in which very violent heart action occurs without obvious reason.
1898 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. V. 813 Tachycardia..is improperly applied in the sense of mere rate; it is the name of a particular disease.
Derivatives
tachyˈcardiac n. [compare cardiac adj. and n.] (a) adj. of or pertaining to tachycardia; (b) n. a person subject to or affected with tachycardia.
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the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of internal organs > disorders of heart > [adjective] > palpitation or tachycardia
palpitant1837
tachycardiac1898
torsade de pointes1967
the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of internal organs > disorders of heart > [noun] > palpitation or tachycardia > person
tachycardiac1898
1898 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. V. 828 The tachycardiac attacks have been the cause of this disposition.
1898 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. V. 832 One of my tachycardiacs began to ride a bicycle two years ago, and with much advantage.
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