Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • adjective Lacking rhythm or regularity of rhythm.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Not rhythmic; wanting rhythm or regularity: used specifically, in pathology, of the pulse. Also spelled arhythmic.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective (Med.) Being without rhythm or regularity, as the pulse.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adjective Without rhythm.
  • adjective Suffering from cardiac arrhythmia.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adjective lacking a steady rhythm
  • adjective without regard for rhythm

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Examples

  • She was dying like a dog, a poor, broken animal in the street, kicked and pummeled, the life escaping from her in short arrhythmic gasps.

    The Miko Lustbader, Eric 1984

  • The LifeVest allows a patient's physician time to assess his or her long-term arrhythmic risk and make appropriate plans.

    StreetInsider.com News Articles 2010

  • The LifeVest allows a patient's physician time to assess his or her long-term arrhythmic risk and make appropriate plans.

    StreetInsider.com News Articles 2010

  • Reperfusion markers at primary PCI seen to predict short-term arrhythmic risk

    theHeart.org 2009

  • Reperfusion markers at primary PCI seen to predict short-term arrhythmic risk

    theHeart.org 2009

  • The LifeVest allows a patient's physician time to assess their long-term arrhythmic risk and make appropriate plans.

    The Earth Times Online Newspaper 2009

  • The LifeVest, the first and only wearable defibrillator, is worn by patients at risk for sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) while plans are made to manage their long-term arrhythmic risk, including the decision to implant a cardioverter defibrillator (ICD).

    Digital50.com Digital 50 Daily Industry News RSS Feed 2009

  • The LifeVest allows a patient's physician time to assess their long-term arrhythmic risk and make appropriate plans.

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  • The LifeVest allows a patient's physician time to assess their long-term arrhythmic risk and make appropriate plans.

    The Earth Times Online Newspaper 2009

  • A stint as the chief executive of Barclays PLC, the large U.K. bank, ended after two months in 1999, when Mr. O'Neill, who had developed an arrhythmic heartbeat following a bout with the flu, was forced to resign.

    'Aloha' to a New Fix-It Job Suzanne Kapner 2011

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