Obs. [Lat.; short for cardiaca passio.] = cardiac passion; see CARDIAC A. 1.
c. 1375. ? Barbour, St. Margarete, 10. Vertuyse … Agayne ane Il, callyt cardiaca.
1561. Hollybush, Hom. Apoth., 19 b. Cardiaca is a disease of trembling of the harte.
