Topic: heart
Definition:

  • the locus of feelings and intuitions
  • "in your heart you know it is true"
  • "her story would melt your bosom" the hollow muscular organ located behind the sternum and between the lungs
  • its rhythmic contractions move the blood through the body
  • "he stood still, his heart thumping wildly" the courage to carry on
  • "he kept fighting on pure spunk"
  • "you haven't got the heart for baseball" an area that is approximately central within some larger region
  • "it is in the center of town"
  • "they ran forward into the heart of the struggle"
  • "they were in the eye of the storm" the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
  • "the gist of the prosecutor's argument"
  • "the heart and soul of the Republican Party"
  • "the nub of the story" an inclination or tendency of a certain kind
  • "he had a change of heart" a plane figure with rounded sides curving inward at the top and intersecting at the bottom
  • conventionally used on playing cards and valentines
  • "he drew a heart and called it a valentine" a firm rather dry variety meat (usually beef or veal)
  • "a five-pound beef heart will serve six" a positive feeling of liking
  • "he had trouble expressing the affection he felt"
  • "the child won everyone's heart"
  • "the warmness of his welcome made us feel right at home" a playing card in the major suit that has one or more red hearts on it
  • "he led the queen of hearts"
  • "hearts were trumps"

    Related tag cloud:

  • health
  • cardiac
  • cardiology
  • cancer
  • medical
  • heart disease
  • hospital
  • cardiovascular
  • disease
  • heart attack
  • love
  • surgery
  • nutrition
  • diabetes
  • cholesterol
  • medicine
  • heart surgery
  • doctor
  • doctors
  • exercise
  • coronary
  • Resources:

    American Heart Association
    Information and education about heart and stroke disease.
    http://www.americanheart.org/

    The Franklin Institute Science Museum
    Features an exhibit on the life of Ben Franklin, a walk-through heart, historic aircraft, an Imax theater, and planetarium. Site has online exhibits and many other web-related science learning resources.
    http://sln.fi.edu/

    Heart
    Monthly journal for cardiologists. Access to articles is by subscription only.
    http://heart.bmjjournals.com/

    National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
    Information for professionals and the general public about heart and vascular diseases, lung diseases, blood diseases and resources, and sleep disorders.
    http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/