Heart

Heart

The heart is a hollow muscle that pumps blood throughout the blood vessels by repeated, rhythmic contractions. It is found in all animals with a circulatory system (including all vertebrates).

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Famous quotes containing the word heart:

    “The beauty of the world ... has two edges, one of laughter, one of anguish, cutting the heart asunder.”
    —Virginia Woolf (1882–1941)

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    If thy love is unreturned;
    Hide thy grief within thy breast,
    Though it tear thee unexpressed.”
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