intracardially
- adverb
- /ˌɪntrəˈkɑrdɪəli/
- Specialized
- The researchers administered the medication intracardially to ensure it reached the heart immediately.
- perfused intracardially
Examples
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At the conclusion of the experiment, all operated animals were euthanized with sodium pentobarbital and perfused intracardially with physiological saline followed by a 10% formalin solution.
Academic text (1993) -
After completion of all behavioral tests, rats were deeply anesthetized with pentobarbital and perfused intracardially with isotonic saline followed by 10% formol saline.
Academic text (2004) -
Upon completion of testing, operated animals were euthanized and perfused intracardially with formalin.
Academic text (1993) -
During the surgery, the anesthetic was injected intracardially for more effective pain relief.
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For the experiment, the drug was applied intracardially to study its effects on heart function.
Surface Forms
Morphology
intracardially = intracardial (semi-transparent) = intra + cardi + al + ly
Formed by adding the adverbial suffix '-ly' to the medical adjective 'intracardial'; morphemes indicate 'within' + 'heart' but the term is specialized vocabulary.
Etymology
Intracardially comes from intra- 'within' and cardi- 'heart', the same root you see in cardiac or cardio. So, intracardially means 'within the heart', often used when medicine is given directly into the heart.
