| bradyrhythmia | <clinical sign> A slowness of the heart beat, as evidenced by slowing of the pulse rate to less than 60 beats per minute. Origin: Gr. Kardia = heart (18 Nov 1997) |
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| bradyspermatism | Absence of ejaculatory force, so that the semen trickles away slowly. Origin: brady, + G. Sperma (spermat-), seed, + ism (05 Mar 2000) |
| bradysphygmia | Slowness of the pulse; can occur without bradycardia, as in ventricular bigeminy when every alternate beat may fail to produce a peripheral pulse. Origin: brady-+ G. Sphygmos, pulse (05 Mar 2000) |
| bradystalsis | Slow bowel motion. Origin: G. Bradys, slow, + (peri) stalsis, contracting around (05 Mar 2000) |
| bradytachycardia syndrome | <syndrome> Alternate rapid and slow cardiac rates that may represent any rhythm disturbances in any combination usually related to sinus node disease. Synonym: tachybradycardia syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bradyteleocinesia | Sudden arrest of a movement just before its intended termination, then after a pause it is completed slowly or by jerks; a symptom of cerebellar disease. Synonym: bradyteleokinesis. Origin: brady-+ G. Teleos, complete, + kinesis, movement (05 Mar 2000) |
| bradyteleokinesis | Sudden arrest of a movement just before its intended termination, then after a pause it is completed slowly or by jerks; a symptom of cerebellar disease. Synonym: bradyteleokinesis. Origin: brady-+ G. Teleos, complete, + kinesis, movement (05 Mar 2000) |
| bradytocia | Slow tedious labour. (27 Sep 1997) |
| bradyuria | Slow micturition. Origin: brady-+ G. Ouron, urine (05 Mar 2000) |
| bradyzoite | A slowly multiplying encysted form of sporozoan parasite typical of chronic infection with Toxoplasma gondii. It has also been called a merozoite or zoite; the complex of bradyzoite's within an enclosing membrane has also been called a pseudocyst, though it is now regarded as a true cyst. Origin: brady-+ G. Zoe, life (05 Mar 2000) |