heartward

English

Etymology

From heart +‎ -ward.

Adverb

heartward (not comparable)

  1. Toward the heart.
    • 1860, American Journal of Dental Science (volume 10, page 556)
      Windows and doors were opened, the patient's mouth and throat cleaned from a very tenacious mucus, […] and peripheral circulation promoted by rubbing of the extremities heartward, the occasional use of ice-water and clapping of the skin. The function of the heart was sustained by these means nearly an hour.
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