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entity go
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)

abstraction, abstract entity go
a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples

psychological feature go
a feature of the mental life of a living organism

event go
something that happens at a given place and time

happening, occurrence, occurrent, natural event go
an event that happens

periodic event, recurrent event go
an event that recurs at intervals

beat, heartbeat, pulse, pulsation
the rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart

noun.event

3 Subcategories

diastole go
the widening of the chambers of the heart between two contractions when the chambers fill with blood
systole go
the contraction of the chambers of the heart (especially the ventricles) to drive blood into the aorta and pulmonary artery
pounding, throbbing, throb go
an instance of rapid strong pulsation (of the heart)