cardiac arrhythmia vs flutter

flutter vs cardiac arrhythmia

cardiac arrhythmia and flutter both are nouns.

cardiac arrhythmia is not a verb while flutter is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
cardiac arrhythmia	Yes	No	No	No
flutter	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, flutter is a hyponym of cardiac arrhythmia; that is, flutter is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than cardiac arrhythmia:

cardiac arrhythmia: an abnormal rate of muscle contractions in the heart
flutter: abnormally rapid beating of the auricles of the heart (especially in a regular rhythm); can result in heart block

Other hyponyms of cardiac arrhythmia include cantering rhythm, gallop rhythm, atrial fibrillation, bradycardia, Adams-Stokes syndrome, atrioventricular block, heart block, Stokes-Adams syndrome, premature ventricular contraction, PVC, tachycardia, ventricular fibrillation.

cardiac arrhythmia (noun)	flutter (noun)
an abnormal rate of muscle contractions in the heart	the act of moving back and forth
	the motion made by flapping up and down
	abnormally rapid beating of the auricles of the heart (especially in a regular rhythm); can result in heart block
	a disorderly outburst or tumult

cardiac arrhythmia (verb)	flutter (verb)
	wink briefly
	beat rapidly
	move back and forth very rapidly
	move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart
	flap the wings rapidly or fly with flapping movements

Difference between cardiac arrhythmia and flutter

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