Tachycardia
tak-ih-KAR-dee-uh
Word origin · Greek elements
prefixtachy-fast, rapidGreek tachýs ‘swift’rootcardi/oheartGreek kardía ‘heart’suffix-iacondition; disease (noun ending)Greek and Latin -ía / -ia ‘ending of abstract nouns’
tachy- (fast) + -cardia (cardi- 'heart' + -ia 'condition'): a condition of a fast heart.
First recorded in English 1885–90.
Definition
Heart rate above 100 beats per minute.
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Specialty
🏥 Cardiology