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
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.
From Science Daily • Feb. 14, 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 muscular system, in vertebrates, is controlled through the nervous system, although some muscles, like cardiac muscle, can be completely autonomous.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015
It may be taken for granted, however, that hardly any serious illness can long continue without cardiac muscle disturbance.
From Disturbances of the Heart by Osborne, Oliver T. (Oliver Thomas)
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