English Dictionary: cardiac | by the DICT Development Group |
3 results for cardiac | |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Cardiac \Car"di*ac\ n. (Med.) A medicine which excites action in the stomach; a cardial. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Cardiac \Car"di*ac\, a. [L. cardiacus, Gr. [?], fr. [?] heart: cf. F. cardiaque.] 1. (Anat.) Pertaining to, resembling, or hear the heart; as, the cardiac arteries; the cardiac, or left, end of the stomach. 2. (Med.) Exciting action in the heart, through the medium of the stomach; cordial; stimulant. {Cardiac passion} (Med.) cardialgia; heartburn. [Archaic] {Cardiac wheel}. (Mach.) See {Heart wheel}. |