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Vorhof

atrium (heart chamber)

noun FOHR-hohf Rare
Body & Health Body Parts

Also means

vestibule, entrance hall

Usage Note

Vorhof in anatomy means the upper chamber of the heart — left or right (linker/rechter Vorhof). Vorhofflimmern (atrial fibrillation) is the most common cardiac arrhythmia, widely covered in health media, making the cardiac sense very familiar.

Examples

"Vorhofflimmern ist eine der häufigsten Herzrhythmusstörungen."

Natural Translation

Atrial fibrillation is one of the most common cardiac arrhythmias.

Literal Translation

Atrial-fibrillation is one of-the most-common heart-rhythm-disturbances.

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