BRADYCARDIA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does bradycardia mean? 

• BRADYCARDIA (noun)
  The noun BRADYCARDIA has 1 sense:

1. abnormally slow heartbeat

  Familiarity information: BRADYCARDIA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BRADYCARDIA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Abnormally slow heartbeat

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("bradycardia" is a kind of...):

arrhythmia; cardiac arrhythmia (an abnormal rate of muscle contractions in the heart)

 Context examples 

Example patterns include: absent variability with recurrent late decelerations, absent variability with recurrent variable decelerations, absent variability with bradycardia, and sinusoidal pattern.

(Abnormal Continuous Cardiotocography Pattern, NCI Thesaurus)

This agent binds to opioid mu receptors, thereby producing analgesia, euphoria, sedation, respiratory depression, miosis, bradycardia, and physical dependence.

(Levorphanol, NCI Thesaurus)

Levomethadyl acetate hydrochloride mimics the actions of endogenous peptides at CNS opioid receptors, including analgesia, euphoria, sedation, respiratory depression, miosis, bradycardia and physical dependence.

(Levomethadyl Acetate Hydrochloride, NCI Thesaurus)

Meperidine mimics the actions of endogenous neuropeptides via opioid receptors, thereby producing the characteristic morphine-like effects on the mu-opioid receptor, including analgesia, euphoria, sedation, respiratory depression, miosis, bradycardia and physical dependence.

(Meperidine, NCI Thesaurus)

Meperidine mimics the actions of endogenous neuropeptides via opioid receptors such as the mu-opioid receptor, thereby producing characteristic morphine-like effects including analgesia, euphoria, sedation, respiratory depression, miosis, bradycardia and physical dependence.

(Meperidine hydrochloride, NCI Thesaurus)

A procedure involving an electronic device that delivers electrical stimulation to the heart to treat bradycardia.

(Pacemaker Procedure, NCI Thesaurus/ACC)

Signs and symptoms include tachypnea, respiratory distress, tachycardia or bradycardia, lethargy, and seizures.

(Neonatal Hypoglycemia, NCI Thesaurus)

The characteristic morphine-like effects include analgesia, euphoria, sedation, respiratory depression, miosis, bradycardia and physical dependence.

(Methadone, NCI Thesaurus)

It may also have the capability to treat bradycardia.

(Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Placement, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

Levorphanol tartrate mimics the actions of endogenous peptides at CNS opioid receptors, thereby producing the characteristic morphine-like effects on the mu-opioid receptor, including analgesia, euphoria, sedation, respiratory depression, miosis, bradycardia and physical dependence.

(Levorphanol Tartrate, NCI Thesaurus)