Car"di*ac n.
(Med.) A medicine
which excites action in the stomach; a cardial.
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.
2.
(Med.) Exciting action in the
heart, through the medium of
the stomach; cordial; stimulant.
Cardiac passion
(Med.) cardialgia; heartburn.
[Archaic] -- Cardiac
wheel. (Mach.) See Heart wheel.
Hear it pronounced