anticardiac

adjective

an·​ti·​car·​di·​ac

¦antē¦kärdēˌak,

-tə̇- sometimes -ˌtī-

: belonging or relating to the anticardium

Word History

Etymology

New Latin anticardium + English -ac (as in cardiac)

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