atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardianoun [ U ]
uk/ˌeɪ.tri.əʊ.venˌtrɪk.jə.lə ˌnəʊ.dəl riːˌen.trənt tæk.ɪˈkɑː.di.ə/us/ˌeɪ.tri.oʊ.venˌtrɪk.jə.lɚ ˌnoʊ.dəl riˌen.trənt tæk.ɪˈkɑːr.di.ə/abbreviation AVNT specializedan unusually fast heart rate caused by an extra electrical connection that forms through the AV node (= area of the heart that transmits electrical impulses)
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