cardiac muscle

noun Anatomy.

a specialized form of striated muscle occurring in the hearts of vertebrates.
the myocardium.

Origin of cardiac muscle

First recorded in 1900–05

Words nearby cardiac muscle

cardiac infarction, cardiac insufficiency, cardiac jelly, cardiac massage, cardiac murmur, cardiac muscle, cardiac neurosis, cardiac notch, cardiac opening, cardiac output, cardiac plexus

Medical definitions for cardiac muscle

cardiac muscle

n.

The muscle of the heart, consisting of anastomosing transversely striated muscle fibers formed of cells united at intercalated disks; the myocardium. muscle of heart