| Name: | heart contraction |
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| Synonyms: | cardiac contraction, heart beating, hemolymph circulation |
| Definition: | The multicellular organismal process in which the heart decreases in volume in a characteristic way to propel blood through the body. |
| Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0060047] QuickGO AmiGO |
| Name: | rate |
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| Synonyms: | |
| Definition: | A quality of a single process inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearer's occurrence per unit time. |
| Ontology: | Phenotypic Quality Ontology [PATO:0000161] |