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atrioventricular node


atrioventricular node

noun

Definition of ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE

: a small mass of tissue in the right atrioventricular region of higher vertebrates through which impulses from the sinoatrial node are passed to the ventricles

First Known Use of ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE

circa 1934

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