Etymology

bradycardia

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Today it means: The condition of having a slow heartbeat, defined as under 60 beats per minute for an adult. Full definition →

Ancient Greek βραδύς
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromβραδύς“slow”
  2. English todaybradycardia

From Ancient Greek βραδύς (bradús, “slow”) + καρδία (kardía, “heart”), equivalent to brady- + -cardia.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekβραδύς all →

brady-bradyon

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