acardiac
English
editEtymology
editFrom Ancient Greek ἀκάρδιος (akárdios, “without a heart”) + -ac, after cardiac; by surface analysis, a- + cardi- + -ac.
Adjective
editacardiac (not comparable)
- (medicine, anatomy) Lacking a heart.
- Synonym: heartless
- 1831, Marshall Hall, A Critical and Experimental Essay on the Circulation of the Blood, page 76:
- The fact of a perfect circulation in acardiac fœtuses and acardiac animals, seems strongly to indicate an important influence in the arteries.
Derived terms
editRelated terms
edit- acardia (noun)
Translations
editlacking a heart
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