| Name: | cardiac ventricle |
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| Synonyms: | ventricle |
| Definition: | Cavitated compound organ that receives blood flow from the atrium and delivers blood to the body via the aorta. Valves are present to direct flow. There are only two chambers present in the fish heart. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000009] |
| Name: | heart contraction |
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| Synonyms: | cardiac contraction, heart beating, hemolymph circulation |
| Definition: | The multicellular organismal process in which the heart decreases in volume in a characteristic way to propel blood through the body. |
| Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0060047] QuickGO AmiGO |
| Name: | decreased process quality |
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| Synonyms: | |
| Definition: | A quality of a process that has a value that is decreased compared to normal or average. |
| Ontology: | Phenotypic Quality Ontology [PATO:0002302] |