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counterpulsation

counterpulsation noun: a procedure used to mitigate angina, heart failure, or cardiomyopathy, in which pneumatic cuffs are timed to inflate and deflate based on the individual's electrocardiogram, decreasing the afterload that the heart has to pump against and increasing the preload that fills the heart.

Noun

counterpulsation (countable and uncountable, plural counterpulsations)

  1. A procedure used to mitigate angina, heart failure, or cardiomyopathy, in which pneumatic cuffs are timed to inflate and deflate based on the individual's electrocardiogram, decreasing the afterload that the heart has to pump against and increasing the preload that fills the heart.

Forms of counterpulsation

pluralcounterpulsations

Origin of counterpulsation

From counter- + pulsation.

Questions about counterpulsation

What does counterpulsation mean?
Counterpulsation means a procedure used to mitigate angina, heart failure, or cardiomyopathy, in which pneumatic cuffs are timed to inflate and deflate based on the individual's electrocardiogram, decreasing the afterload that the heart has to pump against and increasing the preload that fills the heart.
What part of speech is counterpulsation?
Counterpulsation is a noun.
What is the plural of counterpulsation?
The plural of counterpulsation is counterpulsations.

Words near counterpulsation in the dictionary

  1. counterproving
  2. counterpublic
  3. counterpublics
  4. counterpull
  5. counterpulls
  6. counterpulsation
  7. counterpunch
  8. counterpunched
  9. counterpuncher
  10. counterpunchers
  11. counterpunches

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