| Pronunciation: | 'kârdee`ak 'awt`pût | ||
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| Definition: | [n] the amount of blood pumped out by the ventricles in a given period of time; "a resting adult has a cardiac output of about three quarts a minute" | ||
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| See Also: | flow, flow rate, rate of flow | ||
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| Definition: | total amount of blood being pumped by the heart over a particular period of time. | ||
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