atrial
/ˈeɪtɹi.əl/
atrial adjective: of or pertaining to an atrium, especially the atrium of the heart.
Adjective
atrial (not comparable)
- Of or pertaining to an atrium, especially the atrium of the heart.
- Flutter is defined by a rapid and regular atrial rhythm originating from reentrant circuit within the atria.(Can we date this quote?), Spineanu Eugenia, Harmony in Flutter: A Comprehensive Exploration of Atrial Flutter - From Molecular Insights to Holistic Health
- The most common type of irregular heartbeat is atrial fibrillation or AFib. It is estimated that between three and six million people in the United States have AFib.2024 February 13, “Understanding Your Heart Rate”, in Emory Healthcare
Origin of atrial
From atrium + -al.
Words formed from atrial
- aortoatrial
- atrial fibrillation
- atrial flutter
- atrial natriuretic peptide
- atrial tachycardia
- biatrial
- cavoatrial
- interatrial
- intraatrial
- intra-atrial
- intra-atrial conduction time
- midatrial
- nonatrial
- paroxysmal atrial tachycardia
- periatrial
- postatrial
- preatrial
- proatrial
- sinoatrial
- subatrial
- transatrial
- triatrial
- uniatrial
- venoatrial
- ventriculoatrial
- visceroatrial
Phrases with atrial
Questions about atrial
- What does atrial mean?
- Atrial means of or pertaining to an atrium, especially the atrium of the heart.
- What part of speech is atrial?
- Atrial is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce atrial?
- Atrial is pronounced /ˈeɪtɹi.əl/.
Words near atrial in the dictionary
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