Meanings
noundysrhythmia (countable and uncountable, plural dysrhythmias)
plural dysrhythmias
- countableuncountableA disturbance to an otherwise normal biological rhythm, especially that of the heart.
Jet lag is also known as circadian dysrhythmia.
Synonyms: arrhythmia
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA disturbance to an otherwise normal biological rhythm, especially that of the heart.
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Origin
- 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)
- Latinrhythmus
- Englishrhythm
- Englishdysrhythmia
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 失常, 心律失常
- 失常 (shīcháng)disturbance to a rhythm
- 心律失常 (xīnlǜ shīcháng)disturbance to a rhythm
Finnish rytmihäiriö, dysrytmia
- rytmihäiriödisturbance to a rhythm
- dysrytmiadisturbance to a rhythm
German Herzrhythmusstörung
- Herzrhythmusstörungdisturbance to a rhythm
Italian disritmia
- disritmiadisturbance to a rhythm
Cite this entry
APA
dysrhythmia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dysrhythmia
MLA
“dysrhythmia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dysrhythmia. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dysrhythmia,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dysrhythmia.
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