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A nerve that speeds up the heartbeat by emitting noradrenaline.
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(medicine) The condition of having a slow heartbeat, defined as under 60 beats per minute for an adult.
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(exercise) Exercise with the goal of raising the heart rate.
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An increase in the heartbeat rate.
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Any substance that quickens the heartbeat
adj
That accelerates the heartbeat
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A slowing down of the heartbeat
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A reduction in the heart rate.
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(physiology) excitation of the heart
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(physiology) A checking or arresting of the heart's action.
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A drug that stimulates the heart.
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(surgery) The deliberate, temporary cessation of cardiac activity before heart surgery
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stimulation of the activity of the heart
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A drug or an electrical device for stimulating the activity of the heart.
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The suppression of normal heart activity
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The treatment of heart disease
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The treatment of cardiac arrhythmia, either with medication or by use of a machine (a cardioverter) that delivers a controlled electric current.
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To perform (or attempt) cardioversion: to correct cardiac arrhythmia using electric current or medication.
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(anatomy) A set of nerves which stimulate the heart to beat.
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(medicine) A non-surgical method of treating stenosis of the coronary arteries found in coronary artery disease.
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(physiology) An increase in the cyclic electrical activity in the stomach.
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