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cardiac

cardiac (noun) /ˈkɑɹdiˌæk/

1

A person with heart disease.

2

(dated) Heart disease.

3

(medicine) A medicine that excites action in the stomach.

cardiac (adjective) /ˈkɑɹdiˌæk/

1

(biology, medicine) Pertaining to the heart.

2

(biology, medicine) Pertaining to the cardia; cardial (cardial is the usual adjective in this sense).

3

(medicine, archaic) Exciting action in the heart, through the medium of the stomach; cordial; stimulant.