English word oculocardiac comes from English oculo- (Eye.), English cardiac
Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
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oculo- | English (eng) | Eye. |
cardiac | English (eng) | (dated) Heart disease.. (medicine) A medicine that excites action in the stomach.. A person with heart disease. (medicine, archaic) Exciting action in the heart, through the medium of the stomach; cordial; stimulant.. Pertaining to the cardia.. Pertaining to the heart. |
oculocardiac | English (eng) | Relating to the eyes and heart; applied to a reflex where a decrease in pulse rate is associated with traction applied to extraocular muscles and/or compression of the eyeball. |