Medical Dictionary
afterload
noun af·ter·load \ˈaf-tər-ˌlōd\
Medical Definition of AFTERLOAD
: the force against which a ventricle contracts that is contributed to by the vascular resistance especially of the arteries and by the physical characteristics (as mass and viscosity) of the blood
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