atrioventricular
adjective
Simple meaning
About or affecting the atria and ventricles of the heart.
Pronunciation
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IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈeɪtɹioʊvɛntˈɹɪkjulɚ
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Definition
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adjective
anatomymedicine
Relating to or affecting the atria and ventricles of the heart
anatomymedicine
Of the spatial relationship between the ventricles and the atria of the heart.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- C2 · Proficient (estimated)
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
This meaning: Relating to or affecting the atria and ventricles of the heart
Used this way, atrioventricular is a specialist word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. This is a clinical use: it belongs to medical description, where it is factual rather than emotive.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Specialist/technical
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Specialized
- Connotation
- Clinical and technical
- Usage feel
- Technical and specialized
Where it naturally appears
- Medicine/healthcare
- Science
- Technical/specialist writing
Usage note
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Compound terms
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Recurrent sudden attacks of unconsciousness caused by impaired conduction of the impulse that regulates the heartbeat.
A bundle of modified heart muscle that transmits the cardiac impulse from the atrioventricular node to the ventricles causing them to contract.
The normal cardiac rhythm when the heart is controlled by the atrioventricular node.
A node of specialized heart muscle located in the septal wall of the right atrium.
A bundle of modified heart muscle that transmits the cardiac impulse from the atrioventricular node to the ventricles causing them to contract.
Either of two heart valves through which blood flows from the atria to the ventricles.
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A bundle of modified heart muscle that transmits the cardiac impulse from the atrioventricular node to the ventricles causing them to contract.
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