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Noun: cardiac muscle
  1. The muscle tissue of the heart; adapted to continued rhythmic contraction
    - heart muscle

Derived forms: cardiac muscles

Type of: muscle, muscular tissue

Part of: heart, pump, ticker [informal]

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