English noun: cardiac muscle | |||
1. | cardiac muscle (body) the muscle tissue of the heart; adapted to continued rhythmic contraction | ||
Synonyms | heart muscle | ||
Broader (hypernym) | muscle, muscular tissue | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | atrioventricular bundle, atrioventricular node, atrioventricular trunk, bundle of His, cardiac pacemaker, myocardium, pacemaker, papillary muscle, Purkinje fiber, Purkinje network, Purkinje's system, Purkinje's tissue, SA node, sinoatrial node, truncus atrioventricularis | ||
Part meronym | heart, pump, ticker | ||