atrioventricular dissociation
n.
A condition in which the atria and ventricles contract independently, especially as resulting from the slowing of an atrial pacemaker or the acceleration of a ventricular pacemaker.
Nearby words
atrioventricular block, atrioventricular bundle, atrioventricular canal, atrioventricular canal cushion, atrioventricular conduction, atrioventricular dissociation, atrioventricular extrasystole, atrioventricular groove, atrioventricular interval, atrioventricular nodal extrasystole, atrioventricular nodal rhythm
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