atrioventricular_block
1. [ noun ] (medicine) recurrent sudden attacks of unconsciousness caused by impaired conduction of the impulse that regulates the heartbeat
Synonyms: Adams-Stokes_syndrome Stokes-Adams_syndrome heart_block
Related terms: cardiac_arrhythmia arrhythmia
Similar spelling:   atrioventricular_trunk
  atrioventricular_bundle
  atrioventricular_node
  atrioventricular_valve