noun
Meaning 1
Synonym of cardiac muscle.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: cardiac muscle
Antonyms: none provided
Phrase guide
heart muscle
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noun
Meaning 2
the muscle tissue of the heart; adapted to continued rhythmic contraction
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: cardiac muscle
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: muscle, muscular tissue
Narrower terms: pacemaker, cardiac pacemaker, sinoatrial node, SA node, papillary muscle, atrioventricular bundle, bundle of His, atrioventricular trunk, truncus atrioventricularis, atrioventricular node, myocardium, Purkinje fiber, Purkinje network, Purkinje's tissue, Purkinje's system
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