ATRIAL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does atrial mean? 

• ATRIAL (adjective)
  The adjective ATRIAL has 1 sense:

1. of or relating to a cavity or chamber in the body (especially one of the upper chambers of the heart)

  Familiarity information: ATRIAL used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ATRIAL (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to a cavity or chamber in the body (especially one of the upper chambers of the heart)

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Domain category:

anatomy; general anatomy (the branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals)

Pertainym:

atrium (any chamber that is connected to other chambers or passageways (especially one of the two upper chambers of the heart))

Derivation:

atrium (any chamber that is connected to other chambers or passageways (especially one of the two upper chambers of the heart))

 Context examples 

An electrocardiographic finding of intermittent failure of atrial electrical impulse conduction to the ventricles, characterized by a relatively constant PR interval prior to the block of an atrial impulse.

(AV Block Second Degree Mobitz Type II by ECG Finding, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

A disorder characterized by a dysrhythmia with relatively constant PR interval prior to the block of an atrial impulse.

(AV Block Second Degree Mobitz Type II, NCI Thesaurus/CTCAE)

A disorder characterized by an electrocardiographic finding of complete failure of atrial electrical impulse conduction to the ventricles.

(AV Block Third Degree, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

A cardiac rhythm characterized by a regular sinus/atrial rhythm with intermittent nonconducted P waves.

(Mobitz II, NCI Thesaurus)

A disorder characterized by an electrocardiographic finding of intermittent failure of atrial electrical impulse conduction to the ventricles, characterized by a relatively constant PR interval prior to the block of an atrial impulse.

(AV Block Second Degree Mobitz Type II, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

An electrocardiographic finding of intermittent failure of atrial electrical impulse conduction to the ventricles, characterized by a progressively lengthening PR interval prior to the block of an atrial impulse.

(AV Block Second Degree Mobitz Type I by ECG Finding, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

Intermittent failure of atrial electrical impulse conduction to the ventricles.

(AV Block Second Degree, NCI Thesaurus)

These abnormalities can include defects in the lower part of the atrial septum and the ventricular septum and lack of separation of the mitral and tricuspid valves.

(Atrioventricular Septal Defect, NCI Thesaurus)

An electrocardiographic finding of intermittent failure of atrial electrical impulse conduction to the ventricles.

(AV Block Second Degree by ECG Finding, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

A disorder characterized by an electrocardiographic finding of intermittent failure of atrial electrical impulse conduction to the ventricles, characterized by a progressively lengthening PR interval prior to the block of an atrial impulse.

(AV Block Second Degree Mobitz Type I, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)