afterload

af·ter·load

noun \ˈaf-tər-ˌlōd\

Definition of AFTERLOAD

: the force against which a ventricle contracts that is contributed to by the vascular resistance especially of the arteries and by the physical characteristics (as mass and viscosity) of the blood

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