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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Cardiac \Car"di*ac\ n. (Med.) A medicine which excites action in the stomach; a cardial.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Cardiac \Car"di*ac\, adjective [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}.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
cardiac
adjective: of or relating to the heart; "cardiac arrest"
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
18 Moby Thesaurus words for "cardiac": abdominal, anal, appendical, cecal, colic, colonic, coronary, duodenal, enteric, gastric, ileac, intestinal, jejunal, mesogastric, pyloric, rectal, splanchnic, visceral
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