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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.
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. preload see cardiac preload. |
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