Term: cardiac conduction system electrically active cell
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Name: cardiac conduction system
Synonyms: cardiac pacemaker, central conduction system
Definition: Anatomical system located in the heart that initiates and propagates heart contraction. The cardiac pacemaker.
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0005063]
Name: electrically active cell
Synonyms: electrically active cells
Definition: A cell whose function is determined by the generation or the reception of an electric signal.
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0009128]