Meaning of ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK

WordNet Dictionary
	Definition:		[n]  recurrent sudden attacks of unconsciousness caused by impaired conduction of the impulse that regulates the heartbeat
	Synonyms:		Adams-Stokes syndrome, heart block, Stokes-Adams syndrome
	See Also:		arrhythmia, cardiac arrhythmia
Medical Dictionary
	Definition:		an interruption of the electrical signal between the atria and the ventricles.