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Vascular vs Cardiac - What's the difference?

vascular | cardiac |

As adjectives the difference between vascular and cardiac

is that vascular is (anatomy) of, pertaining to, or containing vessels that conduct or circulate fluids, such as blood, lymph, or sap, through the body of an animal or plant while cardiac is pertaining to the heart.

As a noun cardiac is

a person with heart disease.

vascular

English

Adjective

(-)
  • (anatomy) Of, pertaining to, or containing vessels that conduct or circulate fluids, such as blood, lymph, or sap, through the body of an animal or plant.
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    Antonyms

    * avascular

    Derived terms

    * cardiovascular * vascularity

    See also

    * ("vascular" on Wikipedia) ----

    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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