cardiac

[ kahr-dee-ak ]

/ ˈkɑr diˌæk /

adjective

of or relating to the heart: cardiac disease.

of or relating to the esophageal portion of the stomach.

noun

Medicine/Medical. a cardiac remedy.

a person suffering from heart disease.

Origin of cardiac

1400–50; late Middle English (< Middle French cardiaque) < Latin cardiacus < Greek kardiakós, equivalent to kardí(a) heart + -akos -ac

OTHER WORDS FROM cardiac

post·car·di·ac, adjective pre·car·di·ac, adjective

Words nearby cardiac

cardboardy, cardenal, cardholder, cardi-, cardia, cardiac, cardiac arrest, cardiac arrhythmia, cardiac asthma, cardiac catheter, cardiac cirrhosis

Example sentences from the Web for cardiac

In fact, half of the people who have cardiac events have “ideal” levels of LDL cholesterol.

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The hope was that death would occur quickly in an unconscious senseless person both by cardiac and respiratory arrest.

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But there are reports which say cannabis can be considered as a cause of death because it can induce a cardiac arrest.

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As has been noted, the man looks damn good for someone of his age and cardiac history.

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In general, there are two related but distinct physiological ways in which one might die suddenly from a cardiac event.

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The pyloric cca, as well as the cardiac portion of the stomach, are held in place by paired muscles which extend into each arm.

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The œsophagus passes through the diaphragm about an inch above the cardiac opening of the stomach.

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Suppose that you prescribe Anasarcin for a patient who is critically ill with cardiac disease.

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Just how the cardiac nutrition is to be improved without an improved coronary circulation is not explained.

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When the disease does prove fatal, it is from exhaustion, and not from respiratory or cardiac spasm.

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British Dictionary definitions for cardiac

cardiac

/ (ˈkɑːdɪˌæk) /

adjective

of or relating to the heart

of or relating to the portion of the stomach connected to the oesophagus

noun

a person with a heart disorder

obsolete a drug that stimulates the heart muscle

Word Origin for cardiac

C17: from Latin cardiacus, from Greek, from kardia heart

Medical definitions for cardiac

cardiac

[ kär′dē-ăk′ ]

adj.

Of, near, or relating to the heart.

Of, near, or relating to the cardia.

n.

A person with a heart disorder.

Scientific definitions for cardiac

cardiac

[ kär′dē-ăk′ ]

Relating to or involving the heart.

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