noun Pathology.
- a defect in the electrical impulses of the heart resulting in any of various arrhythmias or irregularities in the heartbeat.
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 ventriclesAlso called: Adams-Stokes syndrome, atrioventricular 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.