arrhythmic
/əˈrɪðmɪk/
adjective
- Having an irregular or abnormal rhythm, especially of the heartbeat.
- The ECG showed an arrhythmic pattern that needed further testing.
- After running too fast, he felt an arrhythmic fluttering in his chest.
- The patient's arrhythmic pulse worried the nurse, so she called the doctor.
- Lacking a regular beat or pattern; not rhythmic.
- Her breathing became arrhythmic as she tried to calm down from the scare.
- The arrhythmic drumming made it hard for the dancers to follow the music.
- The old engine had an arrhythmic sputter that sounded like it might stall.