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   Preload
   Preload is a user defined force that is applied to the specimen before any measurements begin.
   Found op http://www.testometric.co.uk/glossarym-p.html
   
   
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   Preload
   The application of interfragmentary compression keeps the fragments together until a tensile force is applied, exceeding the compression (preload).
   Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20605
   
   
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   Preload
   The tension created in a fastener when first tightened. Reduces after a period of time due to embedding and other factors.
   Found op http://www.boltscience.com/pages/glossary.htm
   
   
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   preload
   <cardiology, physiology> The tension in the heart muscle or chamber at the end of diastole, before the contraction. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
   Found op http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictionary?preload
   
   
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   preload
   (pre´lōd) the volume of blood in a ventricle of the heart at the end of diastole.
   Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21001
   
   
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   preload
   the tension in the heart muscle at the end of diastole (before the contraction).
   Found op http://users.ugent.be/~rvdstich/eugloss/DIC/dictio70.html
   
   
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   Preload
   [software] preload is a free GNU/Linux program written by Behdad Esfahbod which runs as a daemon and records statistics about usage of programs using Markov chains; files of more frequently-used programs are, during a computer`s spare time, loaded into memory. This results in faster applicat...
   Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preload_(software)
   
   
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   Preload
   [cardiology] In cardiac physiology, preload is the end volumetric pressure that stretches the right or left ventricle of the heart to its greatest geometric dimensions under variable physiologic demand. Passive filling of the (heart) ventricle and subsequent atrial contraction thus allows an...
   Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preload_(cardiology)
   
   
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   preload
   Type: Term Pronunciation: prē′lōd Definitions: 1. The load to which a muscle is subjected before shortening. Synonyms: ventricular preload
   Found op http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictionary.php?t=71842
   
   

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