arrhythmia:心律失常;指心跳的节律不规则、过快或过慢(常见于医学语境)。也可拼作 arrhythmia/arrythmia 的混淆,但标准拼写为 arrhythmia。
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She was diagnosed with arrhythmia after the routine checkup.
她在例行体检后被诊断为心律失常。
The medication helped control his arrhythmia, but he still needed regular monitoring to prevent complications.
药物帮助控制了他的心律失常,但他仍需要定期监测以预防并发症。
来自希腊语构词:**a-**(无、非)+ rhythm(节律)+ -ia(疾病/状态),字面意思是“没有正常节律的状态”,后来在医学英语中专指心脏节律异常。