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heart muscle — noun the muscle tissue of the heart; adapted to continued rhythmic contraction • Syn: ↑cardiac muscle • Hypernyms: ↑muscle, ↑muscular tissue • Hyponyms: ↑pacemaker, ↑cardiac pacemaker, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
heart muscle — organ of the body that pumps blood … English contemporary dictionary
Heart failure — Classification and external resources The major signs and symptoms of heart failure. ICD 10 I5 … Wikipedia
Muscle — is the tissue of the body which primarily functions as a source of power. There are three types of muscle in the body. Muscle which is responsible for moving extremities and external areas of the body is called "skeletal muscle." Heart… … Medical dictionary
Muscle atrophy — Classification and external resources ICD 10 M62.5 ICD 9 728.2 … Wikipedia
Heart chamber — is a general term used to refer to any chambers of the mammalian heart. The heart consists of four chambers: the right and left atrium and the right and left ventricle. The top chambers are connected to the bottom chambers by valves and are… … Wikipedia
heart attack — ☆ heart attack n. any sudden instance of the blood supply to the heart muscle itself becoming inadequate, resulting in heart muscle damage; esp., CORONARY THROMBOSIS … English World dictionary
Muscle infarction — may refer to: Myocardial infarction of heart muscle Skeletal muscle infarction This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link … Wikipedia
heart attack — heart′ attack n. 1) pat any sudden insufficiency of oxygen supply to the heart that results in heart muscle damage; myocardial infarction 2) pat any sudden disruption of heart function … From formal English to slang
muscle — muscleless, adj. muscly, adj. /mus euhl/, n., v., muscled, muscling, adj. n. 1. a tissue composed of cells or fibers, the contraction of which produces movement in the body. 2. an organ, composed of muscle tissue, that contracts to produce a… … Universalium