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heart block

n.

A condition in which faulty transmission of the impulses that control the heartbeat results in a lack of coordination in the contraction of the atria and ventricles of the heart.

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heart block

n

(Medicine / Pathology) 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 called Adams-Stokes syndrome atrioventricular block

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heart block - recurrent sudden attacks of unconsciousness caused by impaired conduction of the impulse that regulates the heartbeat Adams-Stokes syndrome, atrioventricular block, Stokes-Adams syndrome arrhythmia, cardiac arrhythmia - an abnormal rate of muscle contractions in the heart