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Cardiac \Car"di*ac\, a. [L. cardiacus, Gr. ?, fr. ? heart: cf.
F. cardiaque.]
1. (Anat.) Pertaining to, resembling, or hear the heart; as,
the cardiac arteries; the cardiac, or left, end of the
stomach.
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2. (Med.) Exciting action in the heart, through the medium of
the stomach; cordial; stimulant.
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{Cardiac passion} (Med.) cardialgia; heartburn. [Archaic]

{Cardiac wheel}. (Mach.) See {Heart wheel}.
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Cardiac \Car"di*ac\ n. (Med.)
A medicine which excites action in the stomach; a cardial.
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