atrioventricular conduction
n.
Forward conduction of the cardiac impulse from the atria to ventricles via the atrioventricular node, represented in an electrocardiogram by the P-R interval.
Nearby words
atrioventricular, atrioventricular block, atrioventricular bundle, atrioventricular canal, atrioventricular canal cushion, atrioventricular conduction, atrioventricular dissociation, atrioventricular extrasystole, atrioventricular groove, atrioventricular interval, atrioventricular nodal extrasystole
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