Etymology

acardiac

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Today it means: Lacking a heart. Full definition →

Ancient Greek ἀκάρδιος
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἀκάρδιος“without a heart”
  2. English todayacardiac

From Ancient Greek ἀκάρδιος (akárdios, “without a heart”) + -ac, after cardiac; by surface analysis, a- + cardi- + -ac.

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