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Cardiac vs Antiarin - What's the difference?

cardiac | antiarin |

As nouns the difference between cardiac and antiarin

is that cardiac is a person with heart disease while antiarin is either of two cardiac glycoside poisons produced by the upas tree (antiaris toxicaria ).

As an adjective cardiac

is pertaining to the heart.

cardiac

English

Adjective

(-)
  • Pertaining to the heart.
    • the cardiac arteries
  • Pertaining to the cardia.
  • (medicine, archaic) Exciting action in the heart, through the medium of the stomach; cordial; stimulant.

    • Derived terms

    * cardiac arrest * cardiac muscle * cardiac plexus * cardiac tamponade

    Related terms

    * acardiac * cardiology * cardiopulmonary resuscitation * courage * endocardium * myocardium * pericardium

    Antonyms

    * noncardiac

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A person with heart disease.
  • (medicine) A medicine that excites action in the stomach.
    • (Webster 1913)

    Anagrams

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    antiarin

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia antiarin)
  • Either of two cardiac glycoside poisons produced by the upas tree (Antiaris toxicaria ).

    • Anagrams

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