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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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An implanted electric stimulator causes the back muscle to contract, pumping blood from the heart. Double hearts are a good choice for patients whose heart problems cause extremely high blood pressure in the pulmonary artery - the blood vessel that takes blood from the heart to the lungs. The blood then enters the left atrium and is forced into the left ventricle, which pumps the blood from the heart throughout the body. |
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