atrial flutter

noun

A type of arrhythmia in which the upper chambers of the heart beat too rapidly but in an organized rhythm; the action of a heart functioning in this way.

“You need treatment for your atrial flutter.”

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auricular flutter
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Meanings

nounatrial flutter (countable and uncountable, plural atrial flutters)

plural atrial flutters

  1. countableuncountablemedicineA type of arrhythmia in which the upper chambers of the heart beat too rapidly but in an organized rhythm; the action of a heart functioning in this way.

    You need treatment for your atrial flutter.

    1 more example

    I see signs that his heart is experiencing atrial flutter.

    Synonyms: auricular flutter

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA type of arrhythmia in which the upper chambers of the heart beat too rapidly but in an organized rhythm; the action of a heart functioning in this way.

Similar
auricular flutter
Also see
auricular flutterflutter
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atrial flutter. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/atrial%20flutter

MLA

“atrial flutter.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/atrial%20flutter. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “atrial flutter,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/atrial%20flutter.

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