bundle of His
Specialized heart muscle cells that transmit electrical impulses from the AV node in…Specialized heart muscle cells that transmit electrical impulses from the AV node in the heart to the muscle cells of the heart wall, which contract in response producing the heart beat.
» The peddler carried a big bundle on his back.
Meaning
1 sensesSpecialized heart muscle cells that transmit electrical impulses from the AV node in the heart to the muscle cells of the heart wall, which contract in response producing the heart beat.
a bundle of modified heart muscle that transmits the cardiac impulse from the atrioventricular node to the ventricles causing them to contract
Examples
4 sentencesThe peddler carried a big bundle on his back.
Yanni was all bundled up in his winter gear.
He went out with a bundle of clothes in his hand.
deEr ging mit einem Kleidungsbündel in der Hand hinaus. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Mark bundled up in his warmest coat and boots to go for a walk in the snow.
Origin
Named for Swiss cardiologist Wilhelm His, Jr., who discovered the function of these cellsNamed for Swiss cardiologist Wilhelm His, Jr., who discovered the function of these cells in 1893.
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Forms
plural: bundles of His| Singular | bundle of His |
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Synonyms
5 synonyms- a bundle of modified heart muscle that transmits the cardiac impulse from the atrioventricular node to the ventricles causing them to contract:atrioventricular bundleatrioventricular trunktruncus atrioventricularis