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cardiac muscle

/ˌkɑːr.di.æk ˈmʌs.əl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.74 in modern English

Syllables
car-diac -mus-cle
IPA
/ˌkɑːr.di.æk ˈmʌs.əl/
22
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The striated and involuntary muscle of the vertebrate heart.

Countable; Uncountable

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌkɑːr.di.æk ˈmʌs.əl/

Usage

Inflected Forms

cardiac muscles (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

smooth muscle skeletal muscle

Synonyms

myocardium heart muscle

Questions

How do you pronounce cardiac muscle?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌkɑːr.di.æk ˈmʌs.əl/.
What does cardiac muscle mean?
The striated and involuntary muscle of the vertebrate heart.

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