heartbeatnoun
uk/ˈhɑːt.biːt/us/ˈhɑːrt.biːt/[ C or U ] the regular movement or sound that the heart makes as it sends blood around your body:
a steady heartbeat
the heartbeat of sth [ S ]
the person or thing that is most important in forming the character of a place, organization, etc. and giving it energy:
Keane was the heartbeat of the team.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
The circulatory system & blood
- Abo
- accessory pathway
- atrioventricular
- auricular
- blood donor
- blood sugar
- capillary
- erectile
- intravenous
- LV
- mediastinal
- microvascular
- myocardial
- myocarditis
- oxyhaemoglobin
- palpitate
- pressure point
- pulse
- Rh factor
- semilunar valve
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Idiom(s)
in a heartbeat