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acardiac en · ADJ

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀκάρδιος (akárdios, “without a heart”) + -ac, after cardiac; by surface analysis, a- + cardi- + -ac.

Meanings

(not-comparable) Lacking a heart.
- The fact of a perfect circulation in acardiac fœtuses and acardiac animals, seems strongly to indicate an important influence in the arteries. 1831, Marshall Hall, A Critical and Experimental Essay on the Circulation of the Blood, page 76:

Deriveds

acardiac twinning · acardiac twin

Relateds

acardia · anencephalic

Synonyms

Translations (1)

pt acardíaco (lacking a heart)