Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • adjective Within the heart.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Lying or occurring within the heart.

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  • adjective inside the heart

Etymologies

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From English prefix intra- (inside, within) and Greek καρδία (kardia, heart).

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Examples

  • I suspect that the reference to "intracranial infusion" in a November 2005 protocol actually might refer to an "intracardiac" injection/infusion instead.

    NWAOnline.com stories < 2010

  • I suspect that the reference to "intracranial infusion" in a November 2005 protocol actually might refer to an "intracardiac" injection/infusion instead.

    NWAOnline.com stories < 2010

  • I suspect that the reference to "intracranial infusion" in a November 2005 protocol actually might refer to an "intracardiac" injection/infusion instead.

    NWAOnline.com stories < 2010

  • Today, we kill the fetus with an intracardiac salt injection before starting to take anything out.

    Skull crushing « Anglican Samizdat 2010

  • Esophageal obstruction and intracardiac "mass" in association with omphalocele closure.

    CHOP abdominal wall defect publications 2010

  • Assess whether the infant is a candidate for skin-to-skin contact (kangaroo care) — the infant should be medically stable and not have a chest tube or intracardiac line (RA, LA).

    Guidelines for Skin-to-skin Contact 2010

  • Infants with a chest tube and/or intracardiac line (RA or LA)

    Guidelines for Skin-to-skin Contact 2010

  • I would then pass a law criminal law criminalizing feticide, i.e. intracardiac injections of potassium chloride and any other poisonous agent, in singletons.

    Ladies and gentlemen, our first contestant. CC 2008

  • I would then pass a law criminal law criminalizing feticide, i.e. intracardiac injections of potassium chloride and any other poisonous agent, in singletons.

    Archive 2008-04-01 Lindsay Stewart 2008

  • As a consequence, we see no constitutional defect in requiring it only for some types of surgery as, for example, an intracardiac procedure, or where the surgical risk is elevated above a specific mortality level, or, for that matter, for abortions.

    Law In The Health and Human Services Donald T. Dickson 1995

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