Taber's Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary, 21st Edition

acardia

(ă-kăr′dē-ă)
[Pronunciation]
[Gr. a-, not, + kardia, heart]

Congenital absence of the heart (e.g., in a monozygotic twin supported by the circulatory system of the other fetus).

acardiac, (ă-kăr′dē-ăk)
[Pronunciation]
adj.

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