See Also: compander(dictionary)
Herbal medicine (botanical medicine, herbology, phytomedicine)(health)
vortex(dictionary)
vortex(medicine)
vortex(dictionary)
vortex lentis(medicine)
Fleischer's vortex(medicine)
vortex coccygeus(medicine)
vortex of heart(medicine)
vortex cordis(medicine)

vortex of heart (medicine) and compander (iou)


vortex of heart (medicine)


vortex of heart


A spiral arrangement of muscular fibres at the apex of the heart.

Synonym: vortex cordis, whorl.


compander (iou)



compander noun. Also compandor. M20.
[Blend of COMPRESSOR and EXPANDER.]
Telecommunications. A device that improves the signal-to-noise ratio of reproduced or transmitted sound by compressing the range of amplitudes of the signal before transmission, and then expanding it on reproduction or reception.