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ejection fraction

n.

The blood present in the ventricle at the end of diastole and expelled during the contraction of the heart.

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Nearby words

  1. epiphysial plate,
  2. epiphysiolysis,
  3. epiphysis,
  4. epiphysitis,
  5. epiphyte,
  6. epipial,
  7. epiplo-,
  8. epiploic,
  9. epiploic appendix,
  10. epiploic foramen
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