English noun: atrioventricular block | |||
| 1. | atrioventricular block (state) 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 | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | arrhythmia, cardiac arrhythmia | ||