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Definition of Tachycardia

1. Noun. Abnormally rapid heartbeat (over 100 beats per minute).

Definition of Tachycardia

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Medical Definition of Tachycardia

1. The excessive rapidity in the action of the heart, the term is usually applied to a heart rate above 100 per minute and may be qualified as atrial, junctional (nodal) or ventricular and as paroxysmal. Origin: Gr. Kardia = heart This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

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