'Cardiac wheel' definitions:

Definition of 'Cardiac wheel'

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  • Cardiac \Car"di*ac\, a. [L. cardiacus, Gr. ?, fr. ? heart: cf. F. cardiaque.]
  • 1. (Anat.) Pertaining to, resembling, or hear the heart; as, the cardiac arteries; the cardiac, or left, end of the stomach. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. (Med.) Exciting action in the heart, through the medium of the stomach; cordial; stimulant. [1913 Webster]
  • Cardiac passion (Med.) cardialgia; heartburn. [Archaic]
  • Cardiac wheel. (Mach.) See Heart wheel. [1913 Webster]