cardiac
from
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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.
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2. (Med.) Exciting action in the heart, through the medium of
the stomach; cordial; stimulant.
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{Cardiac passion} (Med.) cardialgia; heartburn. [Archaic]
{Cardiac wheel}. (Mach.) See {Heart wheel}.
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from
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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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