cardiac muscle

American  

noun

Anatomy.

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

2. the myocardium.

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Etymology

Origin of cardiac muscle

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.

From Science Daily

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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After a heart attack or other injury, scar tissue in cardiac muscle can prevent the needed electrical signals from propagating efficiently.

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