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heart (Essential part), noun core, essence, marrow, nerve, nucleus, pith, sum and substance Associated concepts: heart of the case, heart of the pleadings heart (Fortitude), noun ardor, backbone, doughtiness, fearlessness, fervor, focus, gallantry, intestinal fortitude, mettle, spirit, substance, toleration, valor heart (Kindness), noun altruism, benevolence, clemency, compassion, gentleness, grace, humanity, kind offices, kind treatment, leniency, magnanimity, mercy, pity, sympathy, temperament, tenderness See also: center, confidence, consequence, cornerstone, essence, faith, focus, frame, main point, significance, substance How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Cost of a fully implantable artificial heart approved by the FDA in September for patients with severe congestive heart failure. The first artificial heart valve was implanted in 1952, the first artificial hip replacement in 1954. The fourth person to receive a self-contained artificial heart - and the first on the West Coast - is resting comfortably at UCLA Medical Center after undergoing an 11-hour transplant operation, medical officials from the center announced Thursday. |
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