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What is considered a heartbeat? what is the exact definition?
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Heartbeat: The sounds you hear are the closing of the valves in the heart. Hope this helps.
Answered 5/12/2015
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Heart Beat: 1 complete pulsation of the heart, to include 1 systole and 1 diastole.
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