ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK
Dictionary entry overview: What does atrioventricular block mean? • ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK (noun)
The noun ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK has 1 sense:
1. recurrent sudden attacks of unconsciousness caused by impaired conduction of the impulse that regulates the heartbeat
Familiarity information: ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK (noun)
Meaning:
Recurrent sudden attacks of unconsciousness caused by impaired conduction of the impulse that regulates the heartbeat
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Synonyms:
Adams-Stokes syndrome; atrioventricular block; heart block; Stokes-Adams syndrome
Hypernyms ("atrioventricular block" is a kind of...):
arrhythmia; cardiac arrhythmia (an abnormal rate of muscle contractions in the heart)
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