pump head
n.— «The syndrome is so pervasive that heart surgeons and cardiologists have coined a term for it: pump head. Some even go so far as to encourage some patients to seek other remedies for their heart disease.» —“Saving the Heart Can Sometimes Mean Losing the Memory” by Sandeep Jauhar New York Times Sept. 19, 2000. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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