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Words related to heartbeat
heart·beat
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pacemaker
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antiarrhythmic
a drug that corrects irregular heartbeat -
arrhythmia
any variation from the normal rhythm in the heartbeat -
atrioventricular bundle
a bundle of specialized muscle fibers regulating the heartbeat by conducting impulses from the right atrium to the ventricles. -
beta receptor
a receptor, found on the surface of some cells of the sympathetic nervous system, that is stimulated by certain adrenergic substances: such stimulation results in certain physiological responses, such as acceleration of the action of the heart and dilatation of the arteries supplying heart and skeletal muscles -
bradycardia
an abnormally low rate of heartbeat