divisional block


divisional block

arrest of the impulse in one of the assumed two main divisions of the left branch of the atrioventricular bundle; that is, in either the anterior (superior) division or the posterior (inferior) division. Synonym(s): hemiblock

di·vi·sion·al block

(di-vizh'ŭn-ăl blok) Arrest of the impulse in one of the assumed two main divisions of the left branch of the bundle of His; i.e., in either the anterior (superior) division or the posterior (inferior) division.