Middle English Dictionary Entry
cardiac n.
Entry Info
| Forms | cardiac n. Also cordiaca. |
| Etymology | L cardiacus adj. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Anat. A vein associated with the heart; prob. the median vein in the arm.
Associated quotations
- c1440 Thrn.Med.Bk.(Thrn)52/38 : If þe matir be gedirde vndir þe armehole, it comes of þe hert, & þan blede on þe hert vayne þat is callede cordiaca & on þe same syde.
- a1500 Burg.Pest.(2) (Sln 2320)74/65 : It cometh of the herte, and thenne blede on ye veyne yat is called the cardiac.
Supplemental Materials (draft)
- c1475(1392) *MS Wel.564 (Wel 564)32b/b : Thus þanne þer beþ in þe arme v veynes, þat is to seye, dorsalis, epatica, fynys, cephalica, & cardiaca.
Note: Supplemental material: needed for date and form: Also cardiaca.--per MLL
Supplemental Materials (draft)
Note: Med., etc., see further J.Norri, Dictionary of Medical Vocabulary, s.v. cordiaca.