preload (redirected from preloaded)

preload /pre·load/ (pre´lod) the mechanical state of the heart at the end of diastole, the magnitude of the maximal (end-diastolic) ventricular volume or the end-diastolic pressure stretching the ventricles.

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pre·load (prld)

n.

The load to which a muscle is subjected before shortening.

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preload,

n the tensile force in the neck of a tightened screw that locks the screw in place without exceeding the screw material's elastic limit.

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preload

see cardiac preload.