bundle branch block

noun

A heart condition in which the electrical impulses controlling the pace of the heart are not transmitted normally through either of the bundle branches.

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Meanings

nounbundle branch block (plural bundle branch blocks)

plural bundle branch blocks

  1. medicineA heart condition in which the electrical impulses controlling the pace of the heart are not transmitted normally through either of the bundle branches.

    The electrocardiogram manifests with a basic second degree conduction block, e.g. a 2:1 ratio associated with a bundle branch block pattern.

    1971, Leo Schamroth, The disorders of cardiac rhythm, page 185

    Synonyms: BBB

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA heart condition in which the electrical impulses controlling the pace of the heart are not transmitted normally through either of the bundle branches.

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BBB

Translations

Finnish haarakatkos
  • haarakatkosheart condition
German Schenkelblock
  • Schenkelblockheart condition
Hungarian szárblokk, Tawara-szár-blokk
  • szárblokkheart condition
  • Tawara-szár-blokkheart condition
Icelandic greinrof
  • greinrofheart condition
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APA

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MLA

“bundle branch block.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bundle%20branch%20block. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bundle branch block,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bundle%20branch%20block.

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