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auriculoventricular

American  
[aw-rik-yuh-loh-ven-trik-yuh-ler] / ɔˌrɪk yə loʊ vɛnˈtrɪk yə lər /

adjective

Anatomy.
  1. atrioventricular.


Etymology

Origin of auriculoventricular

auriculo- (combining form of auricle ) + ventricular

Example Sentences

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Then, if the endocardium is removed from the posterior part of the septum of the auricle up to the membranous septum, the posterior part of the auriculoventricular bundle will be exposed.

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In the last few years it has been discovered that the auriculoventricular handle, or "bundle of His," has a necessary function of conductivity of auricular impulse to ventricular contraction.

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In the region of the auriculoventricular junction it loses its compactness, the fibers divide, and the bundle seems to fork.

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So far as we now know all cases of the Stokes-Adams syndrome are caused by heart block which is only another name for disease in the auriculoventricular bundle.

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Alternating periods of sinus rhythm and auriculoventricular rhythm 144 51.

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