Meanings
nouncardiac muscle (countable and uncountable, plural cardiac muscles)
plural cardiac muscles
- countableuncountableanatomyThe striated and involuntary muscle of the vertebrate heart.
Synonyms: myocardium, heart muscle
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe striated and involuntary muscle of the vertebrate heart.
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More synonyms by meaning
nounthe muscle tissue of the heart; adapted to continued rhythmic contraction
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Broader
musclemuscular tissue
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Translations
Chinese Mandarin 心肌
- 心肌 (xīnjī)involuntary muscle
Czech srdeční sval
- srdeční svalinvoluntary muscle
Danish hjertemuskel
- hjertemuskelinvoluntary muscle
Dutch hartspier
- hartspierinvoluntary muscle
Finnish sydänlihas
- sydänlihasinvoluntary muscle
French myocarde
- myocardeinvoluntary muscle
Greek μυοκάρδιο
- μυοκάρδιο (myokárdio)involuntary muscle
Hungarian szívizom
- szívizominvoluntary muscle
Indonesian otot jantung
- otot jantunginvoluntary muscle
Malay otot jantung
- otot jantunginvoluntary muscle
Norwegian Bokmål hjertemuskel
- hjertemuskelinvoluntary muscle
Polish mięsień sercowy
- mięsień sercowyinvoluntary muscle
Romanian mușchi cardiac, mușchi al inimii
- mușchi cardiacinvoluntary muscle
- mușchi al inimiiinvoluntary muscle
Russian миока́рд
- миока́рд (miokárd)involuntary muscle
Spanish miocardio
- miocardioinvoluntary muscle
Swedish hjärtmuskulatur
- hjärtmuskulaturinvoluntary muscle
Tagalog pusuing kalamnan
- pusuing kalamnaninvoluntary muscle
Thai กล้ามเนื้อหัวใจ
- กล้ามเนื้อหัวใจ (glâam-nʉ́ʉa-hǔua-jai)involuntary muscle
Turkish kalp kası
- kalp kasıinvoluntary muscle
Cite this entry
APA
cardiac muscle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cardiac%20muscle
MLA
“cardiac muscle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cardiac%20muscle. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cardiac muscle,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cardiac%20muscle.
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