cardiac_cycle | ||
1. | [ noun ] the complete cycle of events in the heart from the beginning of one heart beat to the beginning of the next; an electrical impulse that constricts the atria then the ventricles | |
Examples: | "the cardiac cycle can be shown on an electrocardiogram" |
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Related terms: | cycle | |
Similar spelling: |
cardiac_muscle cardiac_plexus cardiac_valve cardiac_arrest cardiac_massage cardiac_rhythm cardiac_output cardiac_murmur cardiac_monitor |