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heartward

heartward adverb: toward the heart.

Adverb

heartward (not comparable)

  1. Toward the heart.
    • Windows and doors were opened, the patient's mouth and throat cleaned from a very tenacious mucus, […] and peripheral circulation promoted by rubbing of the extremities heartward, the occasional use of ice-water and clapping of the skin. The function of the heart was sustained by these means nearly...1860, American Journal of Dental Science, volume 10, page 556

Origin of heartward

From heart + -ward.

Questions about heartward

What does heartward mean?
Heartward means toward the heart.
What part of speech is heartward?
Heartward is an adverb.

Words near heartward in the dictionary

  1. heartstruck
  2. heartswelling
  3. heartthrob
  4. heartthrobby
  5. heartthrobs
  6. heartward
  7. heartware
  8. heartwarmer
  9. heartwarmers
  10. heartwarming
  11. heartwarmingly

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