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nouna very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
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nounthe rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the hearttype of:
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"New York is the commercial heartbeat of America"nounan animating or vital unifying forcetype of:
Definition that contains heartbeat
- shock (pathology) bodily collapse or near collapse caused by inadequate oxygen delivery to the cells; characterized by reduced cardiac output and rapid heartbeat and circulatory insufficiency and pallor
- pacemaker a specialized bit of heart tissue that controls the heartbeat
- tachycardia abnormally rapid heartbeat (over 100 beats per minute)
- bradycardia abnormally slow heartbeat
- electronic foetal monitor an electronic monitor that monitors fetal heartbeat and the mother's uterine contractions during childbirth
- foetal monitor an electronic monitor that monitors fetal heartbeat and the mother's uterine contractions during childbirth
- sinoatrial node a specialized bit of heart tissue that controls the heartbeat
- cardiac pacemaker a specialized bit of heart tissue that controls the heartbeat
- adams-stokes syndrome recurrent sudden attacks of unconsciousness caused by impaired conduction of the impulse that regulates the heartbeat
- fetal monitor an electronic monitor that monitors fetal heartbeat and the mother's uterine contractions during childbirth