- conduction block
- a blockage in a nerve that prevents impulses from being conducted across a given segment although the nerve is viable beyond that segment. Cf. neurapraxia.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
conduction block
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block — 1. To obstruct; to arrest passage through. 2. A condition in which the passage of an electrical impulse is arrested, wholly or in part, temporarily or permanently. 3. SYN: atrioventricular b.. [Fr. bloquer] alveolocapillary b. the presence of… … Medical dictionary
conduction anesthesia — noun anesthesia of an area supplied by a nerve; produced by an anesthetic agent applied to the nerve • Syn: ↑conduction anaesthesia, ↑nerve block anesthesia, ↑nerve block anaesthesia, ↑block anesthesia, ↑block anaesthesia • Hypernyms: ↑anesthes … Useful english dictionary
conduction — 1. The act of transmitting or conveying certain forms of energy, such as heat, sound, or electricity, from one point to another, without evident movement in the conducting body. 2. The transmission of stimuli of various sorts by living protoplasm … Medical dictionary
block anaesthesia — noun anesthesia of an area supplied by a nerve; produced by an anesthetic agent applied to the nerve • Syn: ↑conduction anesthesia, ↑conduction anaesthesia, ↑nerve block anesthesia, ↑nerve block anaesthesia, ↑block anesthesia • Hypernyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
block anesthesia — noun anesthesia of an area supplied by a nerve; produced by an anesthetic agent applied to the nerve • Syn: ↑conduction anesthesia, ↑conduction anaesthesia, ↑nerve block anesthesia, ↑nerve block anaesthesia, ↑block anaesthesia • Hypernyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
conduction anaesthesia — noun anesthesia of an area supplied by a nerve; produced by an anesthetic agent applied to the nerve • Syn: ↑conduction anesthesia, ↑nerve block anesthesia, ↑nerve block anaesthesia, ↑block anesthesia, ↑block anaesthesia • Hypernyms: ↑anesthesia … Useful english dictionary
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anodal block — a conduction block resulting from hyperpolarization of the nerve cell membrane by an electric stimulus … Medical dictionary
First degree AV block — Infobox Disease Name = First degree AV block Caption = DiseasesDB = 10477 ICD10 = ICD10|I|44|0|i|30 ICD9 = ICD9|426.11 ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = emerg eMedicineTopic = 233 MeshID = First degree AV block or PR prolongation is a… … Wikipedia
