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Search Results for: diastole
Circulation
Blood Blood is composed of a liquid, plasma, and blood cells such as erythrocytes (red blood cells,) leukocytes (white... Read More
Ventricular filling pressure
Definition noun The pressure that builds up in the ventricle as the ventricle is being filled with blood, typically... Read More
Contractile vacuole
Definition noun, plural: contractile vacuoles (cell biology) A specialized vacuole of eukaryote cells, especially protozoa,... Read More
Dicrotic notch
Definition noun 1. The brief rise or upstroke in a pulse tracing that occurs before the dicrotic wave, and represents a... Read More
Mitral valve
Definition noun, plural: mitral valves The valve between the left atrium and left ventricle of the heart, and has two... Read More