cardiac muscle

noun

Anatomy.

1. a specialized form of striated muscle occurring in the hearts of vertebrates.

2. the myocardium.

Word History and Origins

Origin of cardiac muscle¹

First recorded in 1900–05

Example Sentences

Regenerative heart therapies involve transplanting cardiac muscle cells into damaged areas of the heart to recover lost function.

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Heart disease remains a leading cause of death worldwide, with myocardial infarction, also known as a heart attack, causing irreparable damage to cardiac muscle cells.

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Repairing cardiac muscle after a heart attack is the "holy grail" of heart research, complicated by the fact that heart tissue does not regenerate on its own.

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The team previously explored how cardiac muscle contractions are affected by temperature, determining that our heart can contract efficiently within the body temperature range.

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Located at the top of the organ, they produce a mild electrical pulse that travels down through the cardiac muscle, causing the heart’s four chambers to pulse in the familiar two-part “lub-dub” beat.

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