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heart block
noun
, Pathology.
- a defect in the electrical impulses of the heart resulting in any of various arrhythmias or irregularities in the heartbeat.
heart block
noun
- 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
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Word History and Origins
Origin of heart block1
First recorded in 1900–05
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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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