cardiac muscle vs muscle

muscle vs cardiac muscle

cardiac muscle and muscle both are nouns.

cardiac muscle is not a verb while muscle is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
cardiac muscle	Yes	No	No	No
muscle	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, muscle is a hypernym of cardiac muscle; that is, muscle is a word with a broader meaning than cardiac muscle:

cardiac muscle: the muscle tissue of the heart; adapted to continued rhythmic contraction
muscle: animal tissue consisting predominantly of contractile cells

Other hypernyms of cardiac muscle include muscular tissue.

cardiac muscle (noun)	muscle (noun)
the muscle tissue of the heart; adapted to continued rhythmic contraction	possessing muscular strength
	authority or power or force (especially when used in a coercive way)
	one of the contractile organs of the body
	animal tissue consisting predominantly of contractile cells
	a bully employed as a thug or bodyguard

cardiac muscle (verb)	muscle (verb)
	make one's way by force

Difference between cardiac muscle and muscle

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