Bradycardia

/ˌbrædɪˈkɑrdiə/ noun

Definition

A slower than normal heart rate, typically defined as fewer than 60 beats per minute in adults. Can be normal in athletes or indicate underlying heart disease or medication effects.

Etymology

From Greek 'bradys' (slow) + 'kardia' (heart). The term was coined in the early 1900s as pulse measurement became standardized in medicine. The concept of 'normal' heart rate evolved as doctors began systematically measuring and recording vital signs in large populations.

Kelly Says

Elite endurance athletes can have resting heart rates in the 30s and feel perfectly fine! Their hearts are so efficient that they pump the same amount of blood with fewer, stronger beats - it's like having a high-performance engine.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
በራድካርዲያ
bäradikardiya
ARالعربية
إبطاء القلب
ibṭāʾ al-qalb
BNবাংলা
ব্র্যাডিকার্ডিয়া
braḍikārdiya
CACatalà
bradicàrdia
/bɾaðiˈkaɾðiə/
CSČeština
bradykardie
/bɾadɪˈkaɾɟɪɛ/
DADansk
bradykardi
/bɾaˈdyːkaɾdi/
DEDeutsch
Bradykardie
/bʁaˈdyːkaʁdiə/
ELΕλληνικά
βραδυκαρδία
vradikardía
ESEspañol
bradicardia
bɾaðiˈkaɾðja
FAفارسی
برادی‌کاردی
brādikārdi
FISuomi
bradykardia
/bɾaˈdyːkaɾdia/
FRFrançais
bradycardie
/bʁadikaʁdi/
GUGU
ધીમો હૃદય ગતિ
dhīmō hṛday gati
HAHA
bradikardia
/bɾadikardia/
HEעברית
ברדיקרדיה
bradikardiyah
HIहिन्दी
धीमी हृदय गति
dhīmī hṛday gati
HUMagyar
bradycardia
/bɾadikɒrdiɒ/
IDBahasa Indonesia
bradikardia
/bɾadikardia/
IGIG
bradikardia
/bɾadikardia/
ITItaliano
bradicardia
/bɾaˈdjaɾdja/
JA日本語
徐脈
jōmyaku
KKKK
брадикардия
bradikardiya
KMKM
ចលនាកូនក្រពើចង់
cholana koun krapeu chong
KO한국어
브라디카르디아
beuradikadeuia
MRMR
ब्रॅडिकार्डिया
brĕḍikārdiyā
MSBahasa Melayu
bradikardia
/bɾadikardia/
MYမြန်မာ
နှလုံးသွေးခုန်နှုံးမှု
hnoun: swè khuṅ nhuṅ: hmu
NLNederlands
bradycardie
/bɾaˈdikaɾdi/
NONorsk
bradykardi
/bɾaˈdyːkaɾdi/
PAPA
ਬ੍ਰੈਡੀਕਾਰਡੀਆ
braḍīkārdīā
PLPolski
bradykardia
/bɾadɨˈkaɾdja/
PTPortuguês
bradicardia
/bɾadikaɾˈdiɐ/
RORomână
bradicardie
/bɾadikarˈdi.e/
RUРусский
брадикардия
bradikardija
SVSvenska
bradykardi
/bɾaˈdyːkaɾdi/
SWKiswahili
bradikardia
/bɾadikardia/
TAதமிழ்
மெதுவெட்டு
metu veṭṭu
TEతెలుగు
హృదయ స్పందన మందగమనం
hṛdaya spandana mandagamanaṁ
THไทย
หัวใจเต้นช้า
hūajai ten chā
TLTL
mabagal na pagtibok ng puso
/mabagal na pagtibok ng puso/
TRTürkçe
bradikardi
/bɾadikardi/
UKУкраїнська
брадикардія
bradikardiya
URاردو
سست دھڑکن
sust dhaṛkan
VITiếng Việt
nhịp tim chậm
/nʰip˧˦ tʰim˧˧ cɔm˧˧/
YOYO
bradikardia
/bɾadikardia/
ZH中文
心动过缓
xīndòngguòhuǎn
ZUZU
bradikardia
/bɾadikardia/

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