Term Name: heart contraction
Synonyms: cardiac contraction, heart beating, hemolymph circulation
Definition: The multicellular organismal process in which the heart decreases in volume in a characteristic way to propel blood through the body.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0060047]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is part of: blood circulation
has parts: cardiac muscle contraction
is a type of: heart process
inverse participates_in: cardiac muscle cell
negatively regulated by: negative regulation of heart contraction
positively regulated by: positive regulation of heart contraction
regulated by: regulation of heart contraction