Definition of ACARDIA

acardia

Meanings

Noun

  • congenital absence of the heart (as in the development of some monsters)
  • A birth defect in which the heart is absent

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin acardia, formed on Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-, “-less”) + κᾰρδῐ́ᾱ (kărdĭ́ā, “heart”) + -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā, suffix forming abstract nouns). Equivalent to a- + -cardia.

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