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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These cysts are most commonly found in neurons, but they also appear frequently in skeletal and cardiac muscle.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 27, 2026
Regenerative heart therapies involve transplanting cardiac muscle cells into damaged areas of the heart to recover lost function.
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 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
With the cardiac muscle, for example, there is a certain minimal intensity which is effective in producing response, but further increase of stimulus produces no increase in response.
From Response in the Living and Non-Living by Bose, Jagadis Chandra, Sir
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