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AURICULOVENTRICULAR
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Relating to or affecting the atria and ventricles of the heart
Example:
atrioventricular disease
Synonyms:
atrioventricular; auriculoventricular
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
auricle (a small conical pouch projecting from the upper anterior part of each atrium of the heart)
ventricle (a chamber of the heart that receives blood from an atrium and pumps it to the arteries)
