Meanings
adjectiveantidysrhythmic (not comparable)
- not comparablemedicineUsed to treat or prevent dysrhythmia.
nounantidysrhythmic (plural antidysrhythmics)
plural antidysrhythmics
- medicineA drug that treats or prevents dysrhythmia.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂ent-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂énts
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂énti
- Ancient Greekᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́)
- Ancient Greekἀντι- (anti-)
- Englishanti-
- Proto-Indo-European*dews-?
- Proto-Indo-European*dus-
- Proto-Hellenic*dus-
- Ancient Greekδυσ- (dus-)
- New Latindys-
- Englishdys-
- Proto-Indo-European*ser-?
- Proto-Indo-European*srew-
- Proto-Indo-European*sru-dʰ-mo-s
- Proto-Hellenic*hrutʰmós
- Ancient Greekῥῠθμός (rhŭthmós)
- Ancient Greekῥυθμικός (rhuthmikós)
- Englishrhythmic
- Englishdysrhythmic
- Englishantidysrhythmic
From anti- + dysrhythmic.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Portuguese antidisrítmico, antidisrítmico
- antidisrítmicoused to treat or prevent dysrhythmia
- antidisrítmicoa drug that treats or prevents dysrhythmia
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APA
antidysrhythmic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antidysrhythmic
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“antidysrhythmic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antidysrhythmic. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “antidysrhythmic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antidysrhythmic.
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