Term: taxycardia
Literally meaning: “accelerated heart”
Origin: Anc Greek
ταχύς/tachys (=rapid or accelerated)
+καρδία/cardia(=heart) according Meletios(7th-8th cen AD) the term derived probably from verb κραδαίνω/kradeno (=rattle, rock).
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Definition
Tachycardia is a faster than normal heart rate (heart rhythm) usually greater than 100 beats per minute when a person is at rest.
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