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isovolumetric contraction — isovolumic contraction see under period … Medical dictionary
isovolumetric contraction phase — isovolumic contraction phase period of isovolumic contraction … Medical dictionary
isovolumetric relaxation phase — isovolumic relaxation phase period of isovolumic relaxation … Medical dictionary
isovolumetric relaxation — isovolumic relaxation see under period … Medical dictionary
pressure-volume loops — graphic representations of the pressure within cardiac ventricles as a function of their volumes, recorded over the course of the cardiac cycle under various conditions, such as increased preload or afterload, and used to assess cardiac… … Medical dictionary
relaxation — 1. Loosening, lengthening, or lessening of tension in a muscle. 2. In nuclear magnetic resonance, r. is the decay in magnetization of protons after the direction of the surrounding magnetic field is changed; the different rates of r. for… … Medical dictionary
Stirling engine — Alpha type Stirling engine. There are two cylinders. The expansion cylinder (red) is maintained at a high temperature while the compression cylinder (blue) is cooled. The passage between the two cylinders contains the regenerator … Wikipedia
Jugular venous pressure — A man with congestive heart failure and marked jugular venous distension. External jugular vein marked by an arrow. The jugular venous pressure (JVP, sometimes referred to as jugular venous pulse) is the indirectly observed pressure over the… … Wikipedia
