atrioventricular

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English

Etymology

From atrio- +‎ ventricular.

Adjective

atrioventricular (not comparable)

  1. (anatomy, medicine) Of the spatial relationship between the ventricles and the atria of the heart.
    Synonym: AV (initialism)
    Coordinate term: ventriculoatrial (broadly synonymous; precisely differentiated regarding conduction pathways)
    atrioventricular block;  atrioventricular node;  atrioventricular septum

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