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CONDUCTION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The transmission of heat or electricity or sound
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural phenomena
Hypernyms ("conduction" is a kind of...):
physical phenomenon (a natural phenomenon involving the physical properties of matter and energy)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "conduction"):
electrical conduction (the passage of electricity through a conductor)
Derivation:
conduct (transmit or serve as the medium for transmission)
Context examples:
It is characterized by muscle wasting and hypotonia, cataracts, heart conduction defects and endocrinopathies.
(Myotonic Dystrophy, NCI Thesaurus)
This leads to a blockage of nerve impulse conduction and results in a loss of sensation.
(Mepivacaine Hydrochloride, NCI Thesaurus)
A disorder characterized by an electrocardiographic finding of intermittent failure of atrial electrical impulse conduction to the ventricles, characterized by a progressively lengthening PR interval prior to the block of an atrial impulse.
(AV Block Second Degree Mobitz Type I, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)
An electrocardiographic finding of complete failure of atrial electrical impulse conduction to the ventricles.
(AV Block Third Degree by ECG Finding, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)
It reduces exercise heart rates and delays atrioventricular conduction, with overall oxygen requirements decreasing.
(Atenolol, NCI Thesaurus)
An electrocardiographic assessment of cardiac atrioventricular conduction.
(Atrioventricular Conduction ECG Assessment, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)
An electrocardiographic finding of intermittent failure of atrial electrical impulse conduction to the ventricles.
(AV Block Second Degree by ECG Finding, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)
The ship will also be used in the reconstruction of Commandant Ferraz Antarctic Station, in addition to serving as a platform for the conduction of research studies.
(Brazil ship off to Antarctica for research support, Agência Brasil)
An electrocardiographic finding of delayed or blocked cardiac electrical impulse conduction from the atria to the ventricles at the level of the atrioventricular node.
(Atrioventricular Block by ECG Finding, NCI Thesaurus)
This antiarrhythmic agent prolongs cardiac action potential duration and effective refractory period due to delayed repolarization without affecting conduction velocity.
(Dofetilide, NCI Thesaurus)
