heartbeat rhythm

Heart's regular tempo

The pattern or regularity of heartbeats over time.

In medical contexts, heartbeat rhythm describes whether the heart beats steadily or irregularly: The monitor showed a normal heartbeat rhythm.

Musicians and poets use the phrase to evoke the primal, steady pulse that underlies life itself: The drums matched a heartbeat rhythm.

Related

flutter · pounding · steady · lub-dub · syncopation · cadence · drum · drum circle · stethoscope · quickening · fight or flight · race · skip · murmur · thumping · chest · vital · life force

Opposites
cardiac regularity

heartbeat rhythmarrhythmia

Abnormal cardiac rhythm

cardiac arrhythmia · irregular heartbeat · dysrhythmia · atrial fibrillation · ventricular fibrillation

presence of cardiac activity

heartbeat rhythmasystole

Zero cardiac electrical activity

flatline · cardiac arrest · clinical death

cardiac vs. other physiological measures

heartbeat rhythmblood pressure

Circulatory force measurement

respiratory rate · breathing pattern · body temperature · oxygen saturation · brain waves

Family

heart, beat, hearts, beats, beating, beaten, beater, hearty, heartily

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G