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Health Care
03/26/2008
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Brady-

 Definition

slower than normal
Term

Bradycardia

 Definition
the heart is bearting slowly
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Dys-
 Definition
abnormal; nor usual
Term

Dysrhythmia

 Definition
an abnormal heart rhythm
Term

Tachy-

 Definition

faster than normal
Term
Tachycardia
 Definition
a fast heartbeat
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Milli-
 Definition
one-thousandth
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Millisecond
 Definition
one-thousandth of a second
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Supra-
 Definition
on top of; above
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Supraventricular
 Definition
above the ventricular
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Atria
 Definition

* location

* the small, upper chambers of the heart
Term
Ventricle
 Definition

* location

* the large, lower chambers of the heart
Term
Accelerate
Definition
to speed up or get faster
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Arrest

 Definition
to stop
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Cardiac
 Definition
pertaining to the heart
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Compensate
 Definition
to provide a counter-effect; to make up for
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Conduct
 Definition
to transmit or pass on
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Disassociation
 Definition
not connected and/or not united
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Dysrhythmia
 Definition
any disturbance in the heart rhythm or rate
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Ectopic
 Definition
occuring in an abnormal place
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Heart Rate
 Definition
the number of times the heart beats per minute
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Irritable
 Definition
excitable; capable of reacting to a stimulus
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Lethal
 Definition
fatal; deadly
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Premature
 Definition
occurring before the expected time; too early
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Refractory
 Definition

resistance or unresponsive to stimulation