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cardiac cycle vs cycle

cycle vs cardiac cycle

cardiac cycle and cycle both are nouns.

cardiac cycle is not a verb while cycle is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
cardiac cycle Yes No No No
cycle Yes No Yes No
As nouns, cycle is a hypernym of cardiac cycle; that is, cycle is a word with a broader meaning than cardiac cycle:
  • cardiac cycle: the complete cycle of events in the heart from the beginning of one heart beat to the beginning of the next; an electrical impulse conducted through the heart muscle that constricts the atria which is followed by constriction of the ventricles
  • cycle: a single complete execution of a periodically repeated phenomenon
Other hypernyms of cardiac cycle include oscillation.
cardiac cycle (noun) cycle (noun)
the complete cycle of events in the heart from the beginning of one heart beat to the beginning of the next; an electrical impulse conducted through the heart muscle that constricts the atria which is followed by constriction of the ventricles a wheeled vehicle that has two wheels and is moved by foot pedals
a single complete execution of a periodically repeated phenomenon
a periodically repeated sequence of events
a series of poems or songs on the same theme
an interval during which a recurring sequence of events occurs
the unit of frequency; one hertz has a periodic interval of one second (named for Heinrich Rudolph Hertz)
cardiac cycle (verb) cycle (verb)
recur in repeating sequences
ride a motorcycle
ride a bicycle
pass through a cycle
cause to go through a recurring sequence
Difference between cardiac cycle and cycle

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