atrial
pronunciation
How to pronounce atrial in British English:
UK ['eɪtriəl]
How to pronounce atrial in American English:
US ['eɪtriəl]
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- Adjective:
- of or relating to a cavity or chamber in the body (especially one of the upper chambers of the heart)
Word Origin
- atrial (adj.)
- by 1860 in the medical sense, from atrium + -al (1).
Example
- 1. Severe arrhythmias can trigger atrial fibrillation or ventricular fibrillation .
- 2. Feb. 27 , 2012 -- atrial fibrillation ( af ) , an irregular heart rhythm , is known to increase a person 's risk of stroke .
- 3. Role of echocardiography in patients undergoing elective cardioversion of atrial fibrillation .
- 4. Role of echocardiography in interventional therapy of secundum atrial septal defect .
- 5. The researchers reported a link between silent stroke and a condition called atrial fibrillation .