Meaning of CARDIAC MUSCLE
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| | Definition: | | [n] the muscle tissue of the heart; adapted to continued rhythmic contraction |
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| | Synonyms: | | heart muscle |
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| | See Also: | | atrioventricular bundle, atrioventricular node, atrioventricular trunk, bundle of His, cardiac pacemaker, heart, muscle, muscular tissue, myocardium, pacemaker, papillary muscle, pump, Purkinje fiber, Purkinje network, Purkinje's system, Purkinje's tissue, SA node, sinoatrial node, ticker, truncus atrioventricularis | |
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| | Definition: | | A muscle of the heart (which is basically a giant muscle), responsible for pumping blood throughout the body. As an involuntary muscle, its contractions are controlled by the autonomic nervous system rather than the individual. |
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