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bradycardia

Term: bradycardia

Literally meaning: ?slow heart rate?

Origin: Anc Greek

??????/vradys(=slow) > ???????/vradino(=delay)

+??????/cardia(=heart) according Meletios(7th-8th cen AD) the term derived probably from verb ????????/kradeno (=rattle, rock).

Coined/History

Definition

Bradycardia is a slower than normal heart rate (heart rhythm) usually below than 100 beats per minute when a person is at rest.

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