Synonyms of cardiac cycle

Noun


1. cardiac cycle, cycle, oscillation

usage: 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; "the cardiac cycle can be shown on an electrocardiogram"

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