Hypertext Webster Gateway: "cardiac"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
2. (Med.) Exciting action in the heart, through the medium of
the stomach; cordial; stimulant.
{Cardiac passion} (Med.) cardialgia; heartburn. [Archaic]
{Cardiac wheel}. (Mach.) See {Heart wheel}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Cardiac \Car"di*ac\ n. (Med.)
A medicine which excites action in the stomach; a cardial.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
cardiac
adj : of or relating to the heart; "cardiac arrest"
Additional Hypertext Webster Gateway Lookup
Gateway by dict@stokkie.net
stock only wrote the gateway and does not have any control over the contents;
see the Webster Gateway FAQ,
and also the Back-end/database links and credits.