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English noun: cardiac cycle

1. cardiac cycle (event) the complete cycle of events in the heart from the beginning of one heart beat to the beginning of the next; an electrical impulse conducted through the heart muscle that constricts the atria which is followed by constriction of the ventricles


SamplesThe cardiac cycle can be shown on an electrocardiogram.


Broader (hypernym)cycle, oscillation









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