Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

heart block

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.74 in modern English

Syllables: heart block
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

1

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A disease in the electrical system of the heart, opposed to coronary artery disease, which is disease of the blood vessels of the heart.

Inflected Forms

heart blocks (plural)

Synonyms

adams-stokes syndrome stokes-adams syndrome atrioventricular block

Questions

What does heart block mean?: A disease in the electrical system of the heart, opposed to coronary artery disease, which is disease of the blood vessels of the heart.

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