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antiarrhythmic — noun a drug used to treat an abnormal heart rhythm • Syn: ↑antiarrhythmic drug, ↑antiarrhythmic medication • Hypernyms: ↑medicine, ↑medication, ↑medicament, ↑medicinal drug • … Useful english dictionary
antiarrhythmic — Combating an arrhythmia. SYN: antidysrhythmic. * * * an·ti·ar·rhyth·mic (.)ā rith mik adj counteracting or preventing cardiac arrhythmia <an antiarrhythmic agent> antiarrhythmic n an antiarrhythmic agent * * * an·ti·ar·rhyth·mic… … Medical dictionary
antiarrhythmic — adjective Date: 1954 tending to prevent or relieve cardiac arrhythmia < an antiarrhythmic agent > … New Collegiate Dictionary
Antiarrhythmic agent — The cardiac action potential Antiarrhythmic agents are a group of pharmaceuticals that are used to suppress abnormal rhythms of the heart (cardiac arrhythmias), such as atrial fibrillation, atrial flutter, ventricular tachycardia, and ventricular … Wikipedia
antiarrhythmic drug — noun a drug used to treat an abnormal heart rhythm • Syn: ↑antiarrhythmic, ↑antiarrhythmic medication • Hypernyms: ↑medicine, ↑medication, ↑medicament, ↑medicinal drug • Hyp … Useful english dictionary
antiarrhythmic medication — noun a drug used to treat an abnormal heart rhythm • Syn: ↑antiarrhythmic, ↑antiarrhythmic drug • Hypernyms: ↑medicine, ↑medication, ↑medicament, ↑medicinal drug • Hyponyms … Useful english dictionary
antiarrhythmic — 1. adjective Referring to a drug that treats or prevents (heart) arrhythmia (irregular beat). 2. noun A drug that treats or prevents (heart) arrhythmia (irregular beat) … Wiktionary
antiarrhythmic — an·ti·arrhythmic … English syllables
antiarrhythmic — an ti•ar•rhyth′mic adj. n … From formal English to slang
propafenone — Antiarrhythmic agent classified as a class IC type, thus resembling flecainide and encainide. Blocks fast sodium channels and has been used in the treatment of ventricular cardiac arrhythmias … Medical dictionary
