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Controller Card: A card or adapter containing the controlling electronics for one or more devices like hard disks, typically placed in an expansion slot.

Motherwort (Leonurus cardiaca): Antispasm, nervine hepatic, cardiac tonic, hypotensive. The latin names of this plant show its range of uses from delayed menstrual due to anxiety and uterine conditions while cardiaca indic . . . View Full Definition

ID Card: Identification cards are provided to all participants for proper identification under their group health plan. ID card information helps providers verify patient eligibility for coverage.

Integrated Circuit Card ID (ICCID): 19 or 20-digit serial number of the SIM card.

Muscardin: Minor grape grown in the southern Rhone region of France and used to create color and body in red wine blends.

Network Card: Also, Network Interface Card or NIC. This is a component of a computer that enables the computer to communicate with other computers via a direct network connection.

Myocardial Infarction: Heart attack: bleeding or blockage cuts off blood flow to part of the heart muscle

Hypercardioid Microphone: A highly unidirectional microphone, for which the pickup pattern is narrower than that of a cardioid microphone. So-called 'shotgun' microphones have a hypercardioid pattern.

Hantavirus Cardiopulmonary Syndrome: A deadly disease transmitted to humans by infected rodents through urine, droppings, or saliva. Humans can contract the disease when they breathe in aerosolized virus. Although rare it has a . . . View Full Definition

Fair Credit And Charge Card Disclosure Act (1989): A part of the Truth in Lending Act that mandates a box on credit card applications that describes key features and costs (i.e., APR, grace period for purchases, minimum finance charge, balan . . . View Full Definition