English Explanatory Dictionary

bundle of His

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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.

Word forms

bundle of His bundles of His

Etymology

Named for Swiss cardiologist Wilhelm His, Jr., who discovered the function of these cells in 1893.

Synonyms

AV bundle atrioventricular bundle His bundle
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