English noun: atrioventricular bundle | |||
1. | atrioventricular bundle (body) a bundle of modified heart muscle that transmits the cardiac impulse from the atrioventricular node to the ventricles causing them to contract | ||
Synonyms | atrioventricular trunk, bundle of His, truncus atrioventricularis | ||
Broader (hypernym) | cardiac muscle, heart muscle | ||