Medical term:
preload
preload
[pre´lōd]the volume of blood in the ventricle at the end of diastole.
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pre·load
(prē'lōd),1. The load to which a muscle is subjected before shortening.
2. Synonym(s): ventricular preload
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preload
Cardiology The amount of hemodynamic pressure upstream from the heart, which is ↑ in heart failure due to mitral or aortic valve regurgitation. Cf Afterload.McGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
pre·load
(prē'lōd)1. The load to which a muscle is subjected before shortening.
2. Synonym(s): ventricular preload.
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pre·load
(prē'lōd)1. The load to which a muscle is subjected before shortening.
2. Synonym(s): ventricular preload.
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