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Bowditch effect

Bowditch effect noun: the autoregulation process by which myocardial tension increases with an increase in heart rate.

Noun

Bowditch effect (plural Bowditch effects)

  1. The autoregulation process by which myocardial tension increases with an increase in heart rate.

Forms of Bowditch effect

pluralBowditch effects

Origin of Bowditch effect

Named after Henry Pickering Bowditch who first observed the effect in 1871.

Questions about Bowditch effect

What does Bowditch effect mean?
Bowditch effect means the autoregulation process by which myocardial tension increases with an increase in heart rate.
What part of speech is Bowditch effect?
Bowditch effect is a noun.
What is the plural of Bowditch effect?
The plural of Bowditch effect is Bowditch effects.

Words near Bowditch effect in the dictionary

  1. Bowden cable
  2. Bowden cables
  3. Bowdish
  4. Bowdishes
  5. Bowditch
  6. Bowditch effect
  7. Bowditch effects
  8. Bowditch Island
  9. Bowditches
  10. Bowdler
  11. bowdlerisation

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