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atrial

adjective

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Pronunciation: /ˈeɪtɹi.əl/

adj

Etymology: Etymology tree English atrium Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English atrial From atrium + -al.

  1. Of or pertaining to an atrium, especially the atrium of the heart.

    The most common type of irregular heartbeat is atrial fibrillation or AFib. It is estimated that between three and six million people in the United States have AFib.