English words for 'beneficial to heart function'
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noun
- (physiology) The performance of cardiac muscle.
- The extent to which something contracts or shrinks.
- The condition of being able to contract or shrink (used especially of muscles).
- the capability or quality of shrinking or contracting, especially by muscle fibers and even some other forms of living matter
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- (intransitive, medicine, cardiology, of the heart) To stop beating.
- (transitive, slang) To kill.
- (of a graph) To experience significantly decreased rates of change compared to previous rates of change.
- (intransitive, medicine, cardiology, by extension) To die.
- (informal, transitive) To remain at the same level, without development; or, to fall.
- (fishing, intransitive) To fish using a flatline.
noun
- (fishing) A line that is run low to the water from the rod tip, generally off a release clip of some type.
- The disappearance of the rhythmic peaks displayed on a heart monitor.
- (also figurative) An unchanging state, as indicated in a graph of a variable over time.
- The disappearance of brain waves on an electroencephalogram.
noun
- a specialized bit of heart tissue that controls the heartbeat
- a leading instance in its field
- an implanted electronic device that takes over the function of the natural cardiac pacemaker
- a horse used to set the pace in racing
- (now uncommon) One who sets the pace in a race, to guide the others.
- (by extension, medicine) A medical implement that is used to stimulate a heart to beat by simulating the action of the natural pacemaker.
- (anatomy) Specialized cells which stimulate the heart to beat.
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- beta blocker that can reduce the progression of heart failure in individuals whose disease is not advanced
- (pharmacology) A beta blocker C₂₄H₂₆N₂O₄ that possesses some alpha-adrenergic blocking activity and is used to treat congestive heart failure and hypertension and to manage patients with left ventricular dysfunction following heart attack.
noun
- inability of the heart to pump enough blood to sustain normal bodily functions
- (cardiology, pathology) The cessation of the heartbeat; cardiac arrest.
- (cardiology, pathology) The chronic inability of the heart to pump a sufficient amount of blood throughout the body, leading to a pooling of blood and shortness of breath.
noun
- (physiology) The performance of cardiac muscle.
- The extent to which something contracts or shrinks.
- The condition of being able to contract or shrink (used especially of muscles).
- the capability or quality of shrinking or contracting, especially by muscle fibers and even some other forms of living matter
noun
noun
- a specialized bit of heart tissue that controls the heartbeat
- a leading instance in its field
- an implanted electronic device that takes over the function of the natural cardiac pacemaker
- a horse used to set the pace in racing
- (now uncommon) One who sets the pace in a race, to guide the others.
- (by extension, medicine) A medical implement that is used to stimulate a heart to beat by simulating the action of the natural pacemaker.
- (anatomy) Specialized cells which stimulate the heart to beat.
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name
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- beta blocker that can reduce the progression of heart failure in individuals whose disease is not advanced
- (pharmacology) A beta blocker C₂₄H₂₆N₂O₄ that possesses some alpha-adrenergic blocking activity and is used to treat congestive heart failure and hypertension and to manage patients with left ventricular dysfunction following heart attack.
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- inability of the heart to pump enough blood to sustain normal bodily functions
- (cardiology, pathology) The cessation of the heartbeat; cardiac arrest.
- (cardiology, pathology) The chronic inability of the heart to pump a sufficient amount of blood throughout the body, leading to a pooling of blood and shortness of breath.
verb
- (intransitive, medicine, cardiology, of the heart) To stop beating.
- (transitive, slang) To kill.
- (of a graph) To experience significantly decreased rates of change compared to previous rates of change.
- (intransitive, medicine, cardiology, by extension) To die.
- (informal, transitive) To remain at the same level, without development; or, to fall.
- (fishing, intransitive) To fish using a flatline.
noun
- (fishing) A line that is run low to the water from the rod tip, generally off a release clip of some type.
- The disappearance of the rhythmic peaks displayed on a heart monitor.
- (also figurative) An unchanging state, as indicated in a graph of a variable over time.
- The disappearance of brain waves on an electroencephalogram.