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Entry 3 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Cardiac

/kär'-dē-ăkˌ/ · Car·di·ac · IPA /ˈkɑɹdiˌæk/
01 a. Pertaining to, resembling, or hear the heart; as, the cardiac arteries; the cardiac, or left, end of the stomach.
  1. 1.
    Pertaining to, resembling, or hear the heart; as, the cardiac arteries; the cardiac, or left, end of the stomach.(Anat.)
  2. 2.
    Exciting action in the heart, through the medium of the stomach; cordial; stimulant.(Med.)
Phrases & compounds
Cardiac passion — cardialgia; heartburn.
Cardiac wheel — See Heart wheel.
02 n. A medicine which excites action in the stomach; a cardial.
  1. 1.
    A medicine which excites action in the stomach; a cardial.(Med.)