antiarrhythmic

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent-

Proto-Indo-European *-s

Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts

Proto-Indo-European *-i

Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti

Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́)

Ancient Greek ἀντι- (anti-)der.

English anti-

English arrhythmic

English antiarrhythmic

From anti- + arrhythmic.

Adjective

antiarrhythmic (comparative more antiarrhythmic, superlative most antiarrhythmic)

1. (pharmacology) Used to treat or prevent (heart) arrhythmia (irregular beat).

Translations

used to treat or prevent arrhythmia

• Catalan: antiarrítmic m, antiarrítmica f
• French: antiarythmique (fr)
• Greek: αντιαρρυθμικός (el) (antiarrythmikós)
• Polish: antyarytmiczny
• Portuguese: antiarrítmico
• Spanish: antiarrítmico (es)

Noun

antiarrhythmic (plural antiarrhythmics)

1. (pharmacology) A drug that treats or prevents (heart) arrhythmia (irregular beat).

Translations

a drug that treats or prevents arrhythmia

• Catalan: antiarrítmic m
• Czech: antiarytmikum n
• Greek: αντιαρρυθμικό (el) n (antiarrythmikó)
• Portuguese: antiarrítmico m
• Spanish: antiarrítmico (es) m