- acardiac
- Without a heart.
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acar·di·ac (a-kahrґde-ak) having no heart.
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acardiac
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Acardiac — A*car di*ac, a. [Gr. ?; a priv. + ? heart.] Without a heart; as, an acardiac fetus. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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