cardiac muscle

English

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  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˌkɑːr.di.æk ˈmʌs.əl/
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Noun

cardiac muscle (countable and uncountable, plural cardiac muscles)

  2. (anatomy, cardiology) The striated and involuntary muscle of the vertebrate heart.
    Synonyms: myocardium, heart muscle
    Hypernyms: muscle < biotissue, tissue
    Coordinate terms: smooth muscle, skeletal muscle

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