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heart cam

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noun

  1. Machinery. a cam with a single lobe having the general shape of a heart.

Etymology

Origin of heart cam

First recorded in 1870–75

Example Sentences

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My union provided the opportunity for all members with familial heary issue for a cardiac CT at University of Pa heart cam.

From New York Times • Nov. 24, 2017

He roos'd my een sae bonie blue, He roos'd my waist sae genty sma'; An' aye my heart cam to my mou', When ne'er a body heard or saw.

From Poems and Songs of Robert Burns by Burns, Robert

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