Oral thrush is a yeast infection in the mouth caused by a fungus. It can cause a burning sensation on the tongue as well as sore white plaques that can be scraped off (although it may sometimes appear as a red patch).
Cardiac muscle is a type of involuntary striated muscle found in the walls and histological foundation of the heart, specifically the myocardium. Cardiac muscle is one of three major types of muscle, the others being skeletal and smooth muscle.
Cardiac muscle. Definition. noun, plural: cardiac muscles. (1) The heart muscle of the vertebrates. (2) myocardium. Supplement. The muscles of the vertebrates can be classified into three major types: (1) skeletal muscle, (2) smooth muscle, and (3) cardiac muscle.he cardiac muscle is the muscle of the heart. Both cardiac muscle and the skeletal muscle have rather conspicuous striations when viewed under the microscope (in which the smooth muscle is lacking, thus the name).