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Cardiac muscle — Dog Cardiac Muscl … Wikipedia
Cardiac muscle — A type of muscle with unique features only found in the heart. The cardiac muscle is the muscle of the heart and medically is called the myocardium ( myo being the prefix renoting muscle). * * * cardiac muscle n the principal muscle tissue of the … Medical dictionary
Cardiac muscle cell — Latin cardiomyocytus; myocytus cardiacus Code TH H2.00.05.2.02004 A cardiac muscle cell or myocardiocyte (also known as cardiomyocyte[1] … Wikipedia
cardiac muscle — noun the muscle tissue of the heart; adapted to continued rhythmic contraction • Syn: ↑heart muscle • Hypernyms: ↑muscle, ↑muscular tissue • Hyponyms: ↑pacemaker, ↑cardiac pacemaker, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
cardiac muscle — noun Date: circa 1881 the principal involuntary muscle tissue of the vertebrate heart made up of striated fibers joined at usually branched ends and functioning in synchronized rhythmic contraction … New Collegiate Dictionary
cardiac muscle — See muscle … Dictionary of molecular biology
cardiac muscle — Anat. 1. a specialized form of striated muscle occurring in the hearts of vertebrates. 2. the myocardium. [1900 05] * * * … Universalium
cardiac muscle — the specialized muscle of which the walls of the heart are composed. It is composed of a network of branching elongated cells (fibres) whose junctions with neighbouring cells are marked by irregular transverse bands known as intercalated discs … The new mediacal dictionary
cardiac muscle — car′diac mus cle n. 1) anat. a specialized form of striated muscle in the hearts of vertebrates 2) anat. the myocardium • Etymology: 1900–05 … From formal English to slang
Muscle — is the tissue of the body which primarily functions as a source of power. There are three types of muscle in the body. Muscle which is responsible for moving extremities and external areas of the body is called "skeletal muscle." Heart… … Medical dictionary
