n :  relatively rapid heart action whether physiological (as after exercise) or pathological - see JUNCTIONAL TACHYCARDIA PAROXYSMAL TACHYCARDIA SINUS TACHYCARDIA VENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA  - compare BRADYCARDIA  .
 
 
 
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