dysrhythmia

[ dis-rith -mee-uh ]
/ dɪsˈrɪð mi ə /

noun

a disturbance of rhythm, as of speech or of brain waves recorded by an electroencephalograph.

Origin of dysrhythmia

1905–10; < New Latin < Greek dys- dys- + rhythm(ós) rhythm + -ia -ia

Words nearby dysrhythmia

dyspnoea, dyspraxia, dysprosium, dysproteinemia, dysraphism, dysrhythmia, dyssebacia, dyssomnia, dysstasia, dyssynergia, dyssynergia cerebellaris myoclonica

Medical definitions for dysrhythmia

dysrhythmia
[ dĭs-rĭð′mē-ə ]

n.

An abnormality in an otherwise normal rhythmic pattern.