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Cardiac vs Destrocardia - What's the difference?

cardiac | destrocardia |

In medicine|lang=en terms the difference between cardiac and destrocardia

is that cardiac is (medicine) a medicine that excites action in the stomach while destrocardia is (medicine) a congenital cardiac malformation in which the heart is facing to the right instead of the left.

As nouns the difference between cardiac and destrocardia

is that cardiac is a person with heart disease while destrocardia is (medicine) a congenital cardiac malformation in which the heart is facing to the right instead of the left.

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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    destrocardia

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • (medicine) A congenital cardiac malformation in which the heart is facing to the right instead of the left
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