supraventricular

adjective

Located above the ventricles of the heart.

OriginEnglish ventricular ← Latin supra- ← Old Latin suprād →
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Meanings

adjectivesupraventricular (comparative more supraventricular, superlative most supraventricular)

comparative more supraventricular · superlative most supraventricular

  1. anatomyLocated above the ventricles of the heart.

    I was called to see a patient in supraventricular tachycardia – a very fast heart rhythm, which if left untreated can be fatal.

    2020, Louise Curtis with Sarah Johnson, A Nurseʼs Story: My Life in A&E During the Covid Crisis, Pan Books, page 204

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*úp
  2. Proto-Indo-European*upér
  3. Proto-Italic*super
  4. Proto-Italic*superos
  5. Proto-Italic*superād
  6. Old Latinsuprād
  7. Latinsuprā
  8. Latinsupra-
  9. Englishsupra-
  10. Englishventricular
  11. Englishsupraventricular

From supra- + ventricular.

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Translations

Italian sovraventricolare
  • sovraventricolarelocated above the ventricles of the heart
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APA

supraventricular. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/supraventricular

MLA

“supraventricular.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/supraventricular. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “supraventricular,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/supraventricular.

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