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cardiac cycle

noun /kɑrdiæksaɪkəl/ 13 letters Scrabble 24 WWF 28
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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 conducted through the heart muscle that constricts the atria which is followed by constriction of the ventricles

“the cardiac cycle can be shown on an electrocardiogram”

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