#cycle.periodic_event a single complete execution of a periodically repeated phenomenon: "a year constitutes a cycle of the seasons"
supertype: #periodic_event__recurrent_event__recurrentevent an event that recurs at intervals
subtype: #cardiac_cycle__cardiaccycle the complete cycle of events in the heart from the beginning of one heart beat to the beginning of the next; an electrical impulse in conducted through the heart muscle that constricts the atria which is followed by constriction of the ventricles; "the cardiac cycle can be shown on an electrocardiogram"
subtype: #Carnot_cycle__Carnot's_ideal_cycle a cycle (of expansion and compression) of an idealized reversible heat engine that does work without loss of heat
subtype: #pass.cycle one complete cycle of operations (as by a computer); "it was not possible to complete the computation in a single pass"
subtype: #menstrual_cycle__menstrualcycle a recurring cycle (beginning at menarche and ending at menopause) in which the endometrial lining of the uterus prepares for pregnancy; if pregnancy does not occur the lining is shed at menstruation; "the average menstrual cycle is 28 days"
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