CARDIAC

An Illustrated Encyclopedic Medical Dictionary · 1892 · p. 3

adj. Ka3rd'i2-a2k. Gr., KapSiaieos. Lat., cardiac us. Fr., cardia que. Pertaining to the heart or to the cardia (2d def.); as a n., a stimulant or tonic acting especially on the heart. [A, 322.] [s. 85]