the minimum amount (of something) required to start or maintain a venture;
"the battle for the computer market has now reached critical mass"
"there is now a critical mass of successful women to take the lead"
"they sold the business because it lacked critical mass"
the minimum mass of fissionable material that can sustain a chain reaction
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Quite simply, the atria are transected and resutured to reduce the critical mass required for the maintenance of AF. 手术操作非常简单,心房被切开再缝合来减少维持房颤所需的临界物质。