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HEARTBEAT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An animating or vital unifying force
Example:
New York is the commercial heartbeat of America
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("heartbeat" is a kind of...):
force (a powerful effect or influence)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart
Example:
he could feel the beat of her heart
Synonyms:
beat; heartbeat; pulsation; pulse
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("heartbeat" is a kind of...):
periodic event; recurrent event (an event that recurs at intervals)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "heartbeat"):
diastole (the widening of the chambers of the heart between two contractions when the chambers fill with blood)
systole (the contraction of the chambers of the heart (especially the ventricles) to drive blood into the aorta and pulmonary artery)
pounding; throb; throbbing (an instance of rapid strong pulsation (of the heart))
Sense 3
Meaning:
A very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
Example:
if I had the chance I'd do it in a flash
Synonyms:
blink of an eye; flash; heartbeat; instant; jiffy; New York minute; split second; trice; twinkling; wink
Classified under:
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations
Hypernyms ("heartbeat" is a kind of...):
bit; minute; mo; moment; second (an indefinitely short time)
Context examples:
Your body uses minerals for many different jobs, including building bones, making hormones and regulating your heartbeat.
(Minerals, NIH)
A rapid or irregular heartbeat that a person can feel.
(Palpitation, NCI Dictionary)
The number of heartbeats per unit of time, usually expressed as beats per minute.
(Heart rate, NCI Thesaurus)
If they cannot, they may experience: • Panic and fear • Rapid heartbeat • Shortness of breath • Trembling • A strong desire to get away
(Phobias, NIH: National Institute of Mental Health)
It is a standard list of 21 questions which women use to rate how much they are bothered by menopause symptoms such as hot flashes, night sweats, rapid heartbeat, and difficulty sleeping.
(Greene Menopause Index, NCI Dictionary)
Many ICDs also record the heart's electrical patterns when there is an abnormal heartbeat.
(Pacemakers and Implantable Defibrillators, NIH)
An arrhythmia is a problem with the rate or rhythm of your heartbeat.
(Arrhythmia, NIH: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
The number of heartbeats of the newborn per minute; the normal range is 100 - 180 heartbeats per minute.
(Newborn Heart Rate, NCI Thesaurus)
Symptoms of AAT deficiency include: • Shortness of breath and wheezing • Repeated lung infections • Tiredness • Rapid heartbeat upon standing • Vision problems • Weight loss
(Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency, NIH: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
The main sign of heart valve disease is an unusual heartbeat sound called a heart murmur.
(Heart Valve Diseases, NIH: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
