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Arrhythmia Pronunciation
Arrhythmia is pronounced er-IDH-mee-uh, IPA /ɝˈɪðmiə/.
er-IDH-mee-uh
US /ɝˈɪðmiə/ · UK /ərˈhɪθmiə/
Syllables: er · IDH · mee · uh (4 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
noun: A heartbeat that is irregular, too fast, or too slow.
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Arrhythmia in a Sentence
- The monitor picked up an arrhythmia overnight.
- Caffeine can trigger an arrhythmia in some people.
- She has lived with an arrhythmia since childhood.
Common Mispronunciations of Arrhythmia
Not a-RITH-uh-mee-uh
No vowel sits between the th and the m. The word is rhythm with a prefix, so the consonants run straight together.
Not ar-RITH-mee-uh
The double r gives a single r sound, said once. English never trills or repeats it the way Spanish and Italian do.
Tip: Four syllables with the beat on the second. The a at the front is the Greek prefix meaning without, as in atypical.
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