ventricular tachycardia
ventricular tachycardia · ventricular tachycardias
A heart attack involving a heightened heart rate in a ventricle of the heartA heart attack involving a heightened heart rate in a ventricle of the heart.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)A heart attack involving a heightened heart rate in a ventricle of the heart.
If your patient has a ventricular tachycardia then defibrillation may not work.
Origin
From ventricular + tachycardia.From ventricular + tachycardia.
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Forms
plural: ventricular tachycardias| Singular | ventricular tachycardia |
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Synonyms
2 synonymsWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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