antiarrhythmic
adjective
an·ti·ar·rhyth·mic
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variants:
or anti-arrhythmic
also antiarrhythmia
or anti-arrhythmia \ -(ˌ)ā-ˈrit͟h-mē-ə
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Medical Definition of antiarrhythmic
(Entry 1 of 2)
: controlling, inhibiting, or preventing cardiac arrhythmia
an antiarrhythmic drug antiarrhythmic therapy
antiarrhythmic
noun
variants:
also anti-arrhythmic
Medical Definition of antiarrhythmic (Entry 2 of 2)
: an agent (as a beta-blocker or calcium channel blocker) that controls, inhibits, or prevents cardiac arrhythmia