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English noun: heart muscle

1. heart muscle (body) the muscle tissue of the heart; adapted to continued rhythmic contraction


Synonymscardiac 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 meronymheart, pump, ticker









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