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acardia

American  
[ey-kahr-dee-uh] / eɪˈkɑr di ə /

noun

Pathology.

  1. congenital absence of a heart.

Other Word Forms

  • acardiac adjective

Etymology

Origin of acardia

a- 6 + -cardia

Example Sentences

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He was quite sure, however, that they did not mistake aphasia for acardia—his heart was in its right place, though his tongue forgot its office.

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