cardiac output

/ˌkɑrdiˈæk ˌaʊtˈpʊt/
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Definitions of cardiac output
  1. noun
    the amount of blood pumped out by the ventricles in a given period of time
    “a resting adult has a cardiac output of about three quarts a minute”
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    type of:
    flow, flow rate, rate of flow
    the amount of fluid that flows in a given time
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