I'm working on a page for a heart prompt I'm getting ready to post and thought some definitions of heart woud be helpful -- since this is the focus of the Altered Heart!
Hearts are the universal symbol for love, but they can hold a lot of other meanings. For me the heart is a symbol of spirit -- a symbol of the soul -- plus it's a really fun shape LOL
Heart [hahrt] –noun
1. Anatomy. a hollow, pumplike organ of blood circulation, composed mainly of rhythmically contractile smooth muscle, located in the chest between the lungs and slightly to the left and consisting of four chambers: a right atrium that receives blood returning from the body via the superior and inferior vena cavae, a right ventricle that pumps the blood through the pulmonary artery to the lungs for oxygenation, a left atrium that receives the oxygenated blood via the pulmonary veins and passes it through the mitral valve, and a left ventricle that pumps the oxygenated blood, via the aorta, throughout the body.
2. the center of the total personality, esp. with reference to intuition, feeling, or emotion: In your heart you know I'm an honest man.
3. the center of emotion, esp. as contrasted to the head as the center of the intellect: His head told him not to fall in love, but his heart had the final say.
4. capacity for sympathy; feeling; affection: His heart moved him to help the needy.
5. spirit, courage, or enthusiasm: His heart sank when he walked into the room and saw their gloomy faces.
6. the innermost or central part of anything: Notre Dame stands in the very heart of Paris.
7. the vital or essential part; core: the heart of the matter.
8. the breast or bosom: to clasp a person to one's heart.
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