acardia
A birth defect in which the heart is absentA birth defect in which the heart is absent
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)A birth defect in which the heart is absent
More definitions
- congenital absence of the heart (as in the development of some monsters)
Translations
2 languagesOrigin
Borrowed from Late Latin acardia, formed on Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-, “-less”) + κᾰρδῐ́ᾱ (kărdBorrowed 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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Word family
1 related wordsDerivedacardiac
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable