HealthAugust 29, 2026

antitachycardia

AN-tee-tah-ee-KAHR-dee-uh

Definition

Referring to a medical therapy designed to stop or counteract tachycardia, an abnormally fast heart rate.

Etymology

Derived from the Greek prefix 'anti-' meaning 'against' and 'tachycardia', which comes from the Greek 'takhys' (swift/fast) and 'kardia' (heart).

In the news

In this article, the term describes a specific function of an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) that delivers a burst of pacing to reset the heart when it detects a lethal rapid rhythm.

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