Term: cardiac cycle: 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
Broader: cycle: a single complete execution of a periodically repeated phenomenon | Unrelated: mackerel: any of various fishes of the family Scombridae
Broader: cycle: a single complete execution of a periodically repeated phenomenon | Unrelated: klondike: a form of solitaire that begins with seven piles of cards with the top cards facing up; descending sequences of cards of alternating colors are built on these piles; as aces become available they are placed above the seven piles; the object is to build sequences in suit from ace to king as the remaining cards are dealt out one at a time
Broader: cycle: a single complete execution of a periodically repeated phenomenon | Unrelated: jewelry dealer: a firm that sells and buys jewelry
Broader: cycle: a single complete execution of a periodically repeated phenomenon | Unrelated: acidic hydrogen: a hydrogen atom in an acid that forms a positive ion when the acid dissociates
Broader: cycle: a single complete execution of a periodically repeated phenomenon | Unrelated: truth: conformity to reality or actuality
Broader: cycle: a single complete execution of a periodically repeated phenomenon | Unrelated: whorled aster: North American perennial with apparently whorled leaves and showy white purple-tinged flowers
Broader: cycle: a single complete execution of a periodically repeated phenomenon | Unrelated: arability: the quality of land that is appropriate for cultivation
Broader: cycle: a single complete execution of a periodically repeated phenomenon | Unrelated: musical time: (music) the beat of musical rhythm
Broader: cycle: a single complete execution of a periodically repeated phenomenon | Unrelated: verticil: a whorl of leaves growing around a stem
Broader: cycle: a single complete execution of a periodically repeated phenomenon | Unrelated: schizogony: asexual reproduction by multiple fission; characteristic of many sporozoan protozoans