ticker

1. The hollow muscular organ located behind the sternum and between the lungs;
   Its rhythmic contractions move the blood through the body (synset 105396148)
   "he stood still, his heart thumping wildly"
   is a type of: internal organ, viscus - a main organ that is situated inside the body
   subtypes:

   • athlete's heart - enlarged heart commonly found among athletes trained for endurance
   • biauriculate heart - a heart (as of mammals and birds and reptiles) having two auricles
   has:

   • arteria coronaria, coronary artery - the artery that branches from the aorta to supply blood to the heart
   • cardiac muscle, heart muscle - the muscle tissue of the heart; adapted to continued rhythmic contraction
   • cardiac valve, heart valve - a valve to control one-way flow of blood
   • valve - a structure in a hollow organ (like the heart) with a flap to insure one-way flow of fluid through it
   is a part of: cardiovascular system, circulatory system - the organs and tissues involved in circulating blood and lymph through the body
   same as: heart, pump
2. A small portable timepiece (synset 104563183)
   is a type of: horologe, timekeeper, timepiece - a measuring instrument or device for keeping time
   subtypes:

   • analog watch - a watch that represents time by the position of hands on a dial
   • digital watch - a watch with a digital display
   • hunter, hunting watch - a watch with a hinged metal lid to protect the crystal
   • pendulum watch - (18th century) a watch with a balance wheel having a fake pendulum attached to it
   • pocket watch - a watch that is carried in a small watch pocket
   • stem-winder - a watch that is wound by turning a knob at the stem
   • wrist watch, wristwatch - a watch that is worn strapped to the wrist
   has:

   • crystal, watch crystal, watch glass - a protective cover that protects the face of a watch
   • face - the side upon which the use of a thing depends (usually the most prominent surface of an object)
   • movement - the driving and regulating parts of a mechanism (as of a watch or clock)
   • watch case - the metal case in which the works of a watch are housed
   same as: watch
3. A character printer that automatically prints stock quotations on ticker tape (synset 104439527)
   is a type of: character printer, character-at-a-time printer, serial printer - a printer that prints a single character at a time
   same as: stock ticker

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