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premature ventricular contraction vs arrhythmia

arrhythmia vs premature ventricular contraction

premature ventricular contraction and arrhythmia both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
premature ventricular contraction Yes No No No
arrhythmia Yes No No No
As nouns, arrhythmia is a hypernym of premature ventricular contraction; that is, arrhythmia is a word with a broader meaning than premature ventricular contraction:
  • premature ventricular contraction: irregularity of cardiac rhythm; recurrent occurrences can be a precursor of ventricular fibrillation
  • arrhythmia: an abnormal rate of muscle contractions in the heart
Other hypernyms of premature ventricular contraction include cardiac arrhythmia.
premature ventricular contraction (noun) arrhythmia (noun)
irregularity of cardiac rhythm; recurrent occurrences can be a precursor of ventricular fibrillation an abnormal rate of muscle contractions in the heart
Difference between premature ventricular contraction and arrhythmia

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