heart
- noun
- /hɑrt/
- Many athletes are concerned about keeping their heart healthy to improve performance.
- heart failure
- heart rate
- heart disease
And he gets shot in the heart and he dies.
- And he gets shot in the heart and he dies.
- And she says, I want my son's heart going to your husband.
- And he has said if my heart stops, let me be.
- So we can make a model of your heart, your brain on a chip.
- Dilation is important for heart health in the short term.
- I feel like over my bladder or my heart or my, my stomach.
- And that may be part of that mechanism of that heart brain risk.
- I mean, again, we have lots of heart problems we do not have.
Examples
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And the discovery of quality information is at the heart of any "enriched" learning experience.
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After running for several miles, I could feel my heart racing in my chest.
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Her weight looks great, her heart sounds great, her lungs sound great.
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If you don't exercise, you risk heart disease and a range of other health problems.
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The vast majority of people taking NSAIDs will not have heart problems or any other issues.
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When this happens to arteries in the heart, it causes angina and heart attacks.
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My heart is pounding.
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Echocardiograms can identify structural abnormalities within the heart and can measure the heart's ability to pump.
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The doctor explained that the heart pumps blood through the body by contracting and relaxing.
Synonyms
The organ in your chest that pumps blood around your body
Idioms
To be able to do something difficult because you feel kind or brave
- Informal
To feel very jealous or sad because someone else has what you want
- Informal
A feeling of being very nervous and afraid because something scary or unknown might happen
- Informal
To show your feelings openly so other people can see them
- Informal
Being apart from someone makes you care for them more
Compounds
Deep sadness and pain you feel after losing or being rejected by someone you love
- Specialized
A condition when the heart cannot pump enough blood around the body
- Formal
A military medal given to people in the United States military who are wounded or killed in action
- Specialized
An operation where doctors open the chest to operate on the heart
- Offensive
A person who cares too much about people who are poor or treated unfairly
- Specialized
A condition in which the heart cannot pump blood well, causing fluid to build up in the body
- Specialized
A machine placed inside the body that does the work of a human heart
- Specialized
An unusual sound during a heartbeat that may show a problem with the valves in the heart
- Specialized
A heart problem present at birth that changes the heart's shape or how it works
- Specialized
A machine used during heart surgery that pumps and adds oxygen to the blood
- Specialized
A disease where arteries to the heart become narrow or blocked, causing less blood to reach the heart
- Specialized
The heart's signals stop partly or completely, causing slow, irregular beats and fainting
- Specialized
A flap in the heart that lets blood flow one way and stops it flowing back
- Specialized
An artificial device in the heart that takes the place of a damaged part that controls blood flow
- Specialized
A lower chamber of the heart that gets blood and pumps it to the lungs or body
- Formal
A United States military medal that is given to service members wounded or killed in combat
- Specialized
A heart with two upper chambers, as in mammals, birds, and reptiles
A small tropical tree that produces a heart-shaped fruit with a sweet-tart taste
- Specialized
Heart surgery done through a small cut without opening the chest
A nickname for the United States state of Alabama because it is central to Southern history and culture
The main place or person in a home that makes people feel warm and come together
- Specialized
A machine that replaces a person's heart for a short time until they can get a new heart
- Specialized
A long-term heart condition in which past fevers damage the heart valves
Surface Forms
Etymology
Heart comes from an old German word heorte that named the body part that pumps blood. So heart still means the strong muscle in your chest that keeps blood moving.