vacual

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vacual (not comparable)

  1. Relating to a vacuum or void.
    • 1876, Malcolm William Hilles, The Essentials of Physiology, pages 144–145:
      As stated in treating of the action of the cavities of the heart, they become distended by their own resiliency after their systole; the vacual tendency thus formed will cause a flow of blood towards the right auricle, and contribute to the venous circulation.