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cardiac

car·di·ac [ krdee àk ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
1. heart-related: relating to or affecting the heart

2. of upper part of stomach: relating to the upper part of the stomach, where it is connected to the esophagus

[Early 17th century. Via French< Latin cardiacus< Greek kardia "heart"]
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