afterload

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noun

The load on a working muscle from a constant opposing force

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Meanings

nounafterload (plural afterloads)

plural afterloads

  1. medicineThe load on a working muscle from a constant opposing force

Origin

From after- + load.

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APA

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

MLA

“afterload.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/afterload. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “afterload,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/afterload.

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