Ejection fraction
ejection fraction n.
The blood present in the ventricle at the end of diastole and expelled during the contraction of the heart.
Read Also:
- Ejection murmur
ejection murmur n. A systolic murmur ending before the second heart sound and produced by the ejection of blood into the aorta or pulmonary artery.
- Ejection period
ejection period n. See sphygmic interval.
- Ejection-seat
noun 1. an airplane seat that can be ejected with the pilot in an emergency. noun 1. a seat, esp as fitted to military aircraft, that is fired by a cartridge or rocket to eject the occupant from the aircraft in an emergency
- Ejection sound
ejection sound n. A sharp sound heard on auscultation in early systole over the aortic or pulmonic area when the aorta or pulmonary artery is dilated.
- Ejective
[ih-jek-tiv] /ɪˈdʒɛk tɪv/ adjective 1. serving to . 2. Phonetics. (of a voiceless stop, affricate, or fricative) produced with air compressed above the closed glottis. noun 3. Phonetics. an ejective stop, affricate, or fricative. /ɪˈdʒɛktɪv/ adjective 1. relating to or causing ejection 2. (phonetics) (of a plosive or fricative consonant, as in some African languages) […]