cardiac muscle
Americannoun
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a specialized form of striated muscle occurring in the hearts of vertebrates.
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the myocardium.
Etymology
Origin of cardiac muscle
First recorded in 1900–05
Example Sentences
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Heart attacks typically kill millions of cardiac muscle cells, leaving the heart in a weakened state.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 26, 2024
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.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 24, 2024
The team previously explored how cardiac muscle contractions are affected by temperature, determining that our heart can contract efficiently within the body temperature range.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 25, 2023
The cells of cardiac muscle tissue are connected to each other through intercalated disks and usually have just one nucleus per cell.
From Textbooks ● Apr. 25, 2013
It has no action in any way resembling digitalis; by increasing the irritability of the cardiac muscle, its prolonged use rather tends to fatigue than to rest the heart.
From All About Coffee by Ukers, William H. (William Harrison)
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