heart block

noun

, Pathology.

1. a defect in the electrical impulses of the heart resulting in any of various arrhythmias or irregularities in the heartbeat.

heart block

noun

1. impaired conduction or blocking of the impulse that regulates the heartbeat, resulting in a lack of coordination between the beating of the atria and the ventricles Also calledAdams-Stokes syndromeatrioventricular block

Word History and Origins

Origin of heart block¹

First recorded in 1900–05

Example Sentences

We may define heart block as the condition in which the auricles and ventricles beat independently of each other.

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In this manner we are able to distinguish between functional and organic heart block.

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Overdosing with digitalis has produced partial heart block in many cases.

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Digitalis has been found to produce partial to complete heart block when therapeutically administered.

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