Atrial fibrillation (A-tre-al fi-bri-LA-shun), or AF, is the most common type of arrhythmia (ah-RITH-me-ah). An arrhythmia is a problem with the rate or rhythm of the heartbeat. During an arrhythmia, the heart can beat too fast, too slow, or with an irregular rhythm.
Detailed Synonyms for also known as in English. also known as: also known as adv. also known as so called; alias; known as; named; what they call; going by the name of; also known as; called so called adj. alias adv. known as adj. named adj. what they call adj.
exists and is an alternate of. Merge this question into. Split and merge into it. Answer by Notyouraveragedummy ... Confidence votes 94.8K. The term 'aka' is an acronym for 'also known as'. Example sentence: Samuel Clemens, aka Mark Twain, wrote Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn.