pulsation

Meanings

• Noun

  A regular rhythmic contraction and expansion of an organ or part, especially of the heart.

  - "The pulsation of the heart pumps blood through the circulatory system."
  - "The doctor listened to the pulsation of the patient's chest."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with pulsation
palation , station , frustration

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Variants

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pulsation , pulsations

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Etymology

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From the Latin word 'pulsare' meaning 'to beat'.

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Trivia

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1. The average resting heart rate for adults is between 60 and 100 beats per minute.

2. The human heart beats approximately 2.5 billion times during an average lifespan.

3. The sound of a heartbeat can be heard through a stethoscope.

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Related Concepts

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1. Cardiac cycle: The sequence of events that occurs during each heartbeat, including systole and diastole.

2. Heart rate: The number of heartbeats per minute.

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Culture

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In literature, pulsation is often used metaphorically to describe rhythm and patterns. In music, pulsation is the regular beat or tempo.

How to Memorize "pulsation"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a heart beating in your hand or visualize the waves of a pendulum.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word with the sound of a heartbeat or a metronome.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the phrase 'People Usually Like Sausages And Tomatoes' (PULSAT) to remember the order of the parts of the cardiac cycle: P - Pressure, U - Upstroke, L - Lengthening, S - Shortening, A - After-contraction, T - Time.

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