See Also: ischemic contracture of the left ventricle(medicine)
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watching brief(dictionary)
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ischemic contracture of the left ventricle (medicine) and bird-watching (sh)


ischemic contracture of the left ventricle (medicine)


ischemic contracture of the left ventricle
Irreversible contraction of the left ventricle of the heart as a complication seen in the early period of cardiopulmonary bypass and now avoided by appropriate cardioplegic solutions.

Synonym: myocardial rigor mortis, stone heart.


bird-watching (sh)




or birding

Observation or identification of wild birds in their natural habitat.

Basic equipment includes binoculars, a field guide to aid identification, and a notebook for recording time and place of sightings. The lists of bird observations compiled by members of local bird-watching societies are often useful to scientists in determining dispersal, habitat, and migration patterns of the various species. Bird-watching is primarily a 20th-century phenomenon; before 1900 most students of birds had to shoot them in order to identify them. Its popularity grew through the publication of journals and books, in particular the field guides (beginning in 1934) of Roger Tory Peterson.