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ventricular tachycardia

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A heart attack involving a heightened heart rate in a ventricle of the heart.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Examples

  • If your patient has a ventricular tachycardia then defibrillation may not work.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From ventricular + tachycardia.