acardiac

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Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀκάρδιος (akárdios, without a heart) +‎ -ac, after cardiac; by surface analysis, a- +‎ cardi- +‎ -ac.

Adjective

acardiac (not comparable)

  1. (medicine, anatomy) Lacking a heart.
    Synonym: heartless
    • 1831, Marshall Hall, A Critical and Experimental Essay on the Circulation of the Blood, page 76:
      The fact of a perfect circulation in acardiac fœtuses and acardiac animals, seems strongly to indicate an important influence in the arteries.

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