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Nov 28, 2009
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si'no•a'tri•al node'



Pronunciation: (sī'nō-ā'trē-ul, sī"-), [key] Anat.
a small mass of tissue in the right atrium functioning as pacemaker of the heart by giving rise to the electric impulses that initiate heart contractions. Also called sinus node.

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