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nodal escape

n.

Cardiologic escape in which the atrioventricular node serves as pacemaker.

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Nearby words

nod off, nod out, nod, land of, nodal, nodal bradycardia, nodal escape, nodal extrasystole, nodal point, nodal rhythm, noddack, nodding acquaintance

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