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
Regenerative heart therapies involve transplanting cardiac muscle cells into damaged areas of the heart to recover lost function.
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 cardiac muscle is self-exciting, meaning it has its own conduction system.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2015
As there was a slight tendency to irregular heart action also, I was inclined to think that there must be some cardiac muscle trouble.
From Psychotherapy by James J. (James Joseph) Walsh
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