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JARVIK HEART
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Jarvik heart mean?
• JARVIK HEART (noun)
The noun JARVIK HEART has 1 sense:
1. a kind of artificial heart that has been used with some success
Familiarity information: JARVIK HEART used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A kind of artificial heart that has been used with some success
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
Jarvik artificial heart; Jarvik heart
Hypernyms ("Jarvik heart" is a kind of...):
artificial heart (a pump that replaces the natural heart)
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