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the rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart

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Definitions

  1. n. the rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart
  2. n. a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
  3. n. an animating or vital unifying force
  4. n:100 n. an animating or vital unifying force