cardiac muscle
cardiac muscle
nounDefinition of CARDIAC MUSCLE
: the principal involuntary-muscle tissue of the vertebrate heart made up of striated fibers joined at usually branched ends and functioning in synchronized rhythmic contraction
First Known Use of CARDIAC MUSCLE
circa 1881
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