Bowditch effect

noun

The autoregulation process by which myocardial tension increases with an increase in heart rate.

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Meanings

nounBowditch effect (plural Bowditch effects)

plural Bowditch effects

  1. medicineThe autoregulation process by which myocardial tension increases with an increase in heart rate.

Origin

Named after Henry Pickering Bowditch who first observed the effect in 1871.

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APA

Bowditch effect. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bowditch%20effect

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“Bowditch effect.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bowditch%20effect. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Bowditch effect,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bowditch%20effect.

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