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intracardiac

American  
[in-truh-kahr-dee-ak] / ˌɪn trəˈkɑr diˌæk /

adjective

  1. endocardial.

intracardiac British  
/ ˌɪntrəˈkɑːdɪˌæk /

adjective

  1. within the heart

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Etymology

Origin of intracardiac

First recorded in 1885–90; intra- + cardiac

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The heart in vaso-motor paresis and paralysis is weakened in the first instance by the direct action of the poison on the medulla oblongata and the intracardiac ganglia.

From On Snake-Poison: its Action and its Antidote by Mueller, A.

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