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  • noun Plural of atrium.

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  • noun Plural form of atrium.

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Examples

  • What happens here, Betty, is the top two chambers called the atria just stopped beating normally.

    CNN Transcript Apr 29, 2008 2008

  • Now what is happening here -- take a look at this animation, the top chambers of the heart, called the atria, just simply aren't beating effectively.

    CNN Transcript Apr 29, 2008 2008

  • In AF the upper chambers of the heart, called the atria, beat in a rapid and uncoordinated fashion, which can cause blood to pool within the heart.

    PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010

  • Atrial fibrillation occurs when the heart's upper chambers (called atria) quiver, instead of beating properly, and this disruption may allow blood to pool or clot, raising the risk of stroke.

    EurekAlert! - Breaking News 2010

  • In AF the upper chambers of the heart, called the atria, beat in a rapid and uncoordinated fashion, which can cause blood to pool within the heart.

    PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010

  • Atrial fibrillation occurs when the heart's upper chambers (called atria) quiver, instead of beating properly, and this disruption may allow blood to pool or clot, raising the risk of stroke.

    Newswise: Latest News 2010

  • In AF the upper chambers of the heart, called the atria, beat in a rapid and uncoordinated fashion, which can cause blood to pool within the heart.

    RedOrbit News - Technology 2010

  • Atrial fibrillation occurs when the heart's upper chambers (called atria) quiver, instead of beating properly, and this disruption may allow blood to pool or clot, raising the risk of stroke.

    EurekAlert! - Breaking News 2010

  • It is a condition in which the upper chambers of the heart, called the atria, beat in a rapid and uncoordinated fashion, which can cause blood to pool within the heart.

    Analysis 2010

  • Atrial fibrillation occurs when the heart's upper chambers (called atria) quiver, instead of beating properly, and this disruption may allow blood to pool or clot, raising the risk of stroke.

    PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010

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  • atria Plural of atrium.

    December 8, 2007