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dysrhythmia.

A disturbance to an otherwise normal biological rhythm, especially that of the heart.

11 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. A disturbance to an otherwise normal biological rhythm, especially that of the heart.

    countable · uncountable
    Jet lag is also known as circadian dysrhythmia.
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dews-? Proto-Indo-European *dus- Proto-Hellenic *dus- Ancient Greek δῠσ- (dŭs-)der. New Latin dys-der. English dys- Proto-Indo-European *ser-? Proto-Indo-European *srew- Proto-Indo-European *sru-dʰ-mo-s Proto-Hellenic *hrutʰmós Ancient Greek ῥῠθμός (rhŭthmós)bor. Latin rhythmusder. English rhythm Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -iader. English -ia English dysrhythmia From dys- + rhythm + -ia.

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