afterload
[ ăf′tər-lōd′ ]
n.
The arrangement of a muscle so that it lifts a weight from an adjustable support or works against a constant opposing force to which it is not exposed when at rest.
The load or force thus encountered.
Nearby words
- afterheat,
- afterimage,
- afterimpression,
- afterlife,
- afterlight,
- aftermarket,
- aftermath,
- aftermost,
- afternoon,
- afternoon of a faun, the
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