Cardiac

Cardiac
Cardiac Car"di*ac n. (Med.) A medicine which excites action in the stomach; a cardial. [1913 Webster]

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  • Cardiac — est un super vilain créé appartenant à l univers de Marvel Comics. Il est apparu pour la première fois en 1991 dans Amazing Spider Man vol.1 #344, créé par David Michelinie et Erik Larsen. Opposé à Spider Man, il est toutefois plus proche de l… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • 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. [1913 Webster] 2. (Med.) Exciting action in the heart …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • cardiac — CARDIÁC, Ă, cardiaci, ce, adj., s.m. şi f. 1. adj. Care aparţine inimii, privitor la inimă. 2. s.m. şi f., adj. (Persoană) care suferă de o boală de inimă. [pr.: di ac] – Din fr. cardiaque, lat …   Dicționar Român

  • cardiac — c.1600, from Fr. cardiaque (14c.), from L. cardiacus, from Gk. kardiakos pertaining to the heart, from kardia heart (see HEART (Cf. heart)). Cardiac arrest is attested from 1950. Gk. kardia also could mean stomach and L. cardiacus pertaining to… …   Etymology dictionary

  • cardiac — [kär′dē ak΄] adj. [Fr cardiaque < L cardiacus < Gr kardiakos < kardia, HEART] 1. of, near, or affecting the heart 2. relating to the part of the stomach connected with the esophagus n. 1. a medicine that stimulates cardiac action 2. a… …   English World dictionary

  • cardiac — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ of or relating to the heart. ORIGIN from Greek kardia heart …   English terms dictionary

  • cardiac — /kahr dee ak /, adj. 1. of or pertaining to the heart: cardiac disease. 2. of or pertaining to the esophageal portion of the stomach. n. 3. Med. a cardiac remedy. 4. a person suffering from heart disease. [1400 50; late ME ( < MF cardiaque) < L… …   Universalium

  • cardiac — 1. Pertaining to the heart. 2. Pertaining to the esophageal opening of the stomach. 3. (Obsolete). A remedy for heart disease. [L. cardiacus] * * * Cardiovascular Disease and Alimentary Comparison [study] * * * car·di·ac kärd ē .ak adj 1 a) …   Medical dictionary

  • cardiac — car|di|ac [ˈka:di æk US ˈka:r ] adj [only before noun] medical [Date: 1600 1700; : Latin; Origin: cardiacus, from Greek, from kardia; CARDIO ] relating to the heart ▪ cardiac surgery cardiac arrest/failure (=when the heart stops working) …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • cardiac — [[t]kɑ͟ː(r)diæk[/t]] ADJ: ADJ n Cardiac means relating to the heart. [MEDICAL] The king was suffering from cardiac weakness …   English dictionary

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