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cardiac output

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

The volume of blood ejected from the left ventricle of the heart per unit time, typically per minute.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: medicine, physiology, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

the amount of blood pumped out by the ventricles in a given period of time

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a resting adult has a cardiac output of about three quarts a minute

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: flow, flow rate, rate of flow

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: sydämen pumppausteho — volume of blood pumped from a ventricle of the heart per unit time
  • French: débit cardiaque — volume of blood pumped from a ventricle of the heart per unit time
  • German: Herzzeitvolumen — volume of blood pumped from a ventricle of the heart per unit time
  • Hungarian: perctérfogat — volume of blood pumped from a ventricle of the heart per unit time
  • Indonesian: curah jantung — volume of blood pumped from a ventricle of the heart per unit time
  • Romanian: debit cardiac — volume of blood pumped from a ventricle of the heart per unit time
  • Spanish: gasto cardíaco — volume of blood pumped from a ventricle of the heart per unit time
  • Swedish: hjärtminutvolym — volume of blood pumped from a ventricle of the heart per unit time