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John Vance Cheney: The Happiest Heart

The Happiest HeartJohn Vance CheneyWho drives the horses of the sun Shall lord it but a day; Better the lowly deed were done, And kept the humble way.The rust will find the sword of fame,…

Anatomy and
Physiology: The Heart's Own Blood

The Heart's Own BloodAnatomy and PhysiologyThe HeartAnatomy of the HeartThe Four ChambersThe Heart's Own BloodECG: Measuring a Beat Why does the heart need its own circuit if blood is already…

Sara Teasdale: "My Heart Is Heavy"

"My Heart Is Heavy"My heart is heavy with many a song Like ripe fruit bearing down the tree, But I can never give you one — My songs do not belong to me.Yet in the evening, in the dusk…

Poems by Emily Dickinson: XIII ("Heart!")

by EmilyDickinsonThe MasterXIVXIII Heart, we will forget him! You and I, to-night! You may forget the warmth he gave, I will forget the light. When you have done, pray tell me,…

Brewer's: Eat One's Heart Out

(To). To fret or worry unreasonably; to allow one grief or one vexation to predominate over the mind, tincture all one's ideas, and absorb all other emotions. Source: Dictionary of…

Check Your Healthy Heart I.Q.

Healthy Heart I.Q.—QuestionsHealthy Heart I.Q.—AnswersSource: The National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute Answer true or false to the following questions to test your knowledge of heart…

blood pressure

(Encyclopedia) blood pressure, force exerted by the blood upon the walls of the arteries. The pressure in the arteries originates in the pumping action of the heart, and pressure waves can be felt at…

aorta

(Encyclopedia) CE5 Aorta aortaaortaāôrˈtə [key], primary artery of the circulatory system in mammals, delivering oxygenated blood to all other arteries except those of the lungs. The human aorta…

autoimmune disease

(Encyclopedia) autoimmune disease, any of a number of abnormal conditions caused when the body produces antibodies to its own substances. In rheumatoid arthritis, a group of antibody molecules called…

ACE inhibitor

(Encyclopedia) ACE inhibitor ACE inhibitor āˌsēˌēˈ, ās [key] or angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor ănˌjēōtĕnˈsĭn…