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cardiac

adj
/ˈkɑːdɪæk/UK/ˈkɑɹdiˌæk/US

Etymology

From Middle French cardiaque, from Latin cardiacus, from Ancient Greek καρδιακός (kardiakós, “relating to the heart”), from καρδία (kardía, “heart”); by surface analysis, cardi- + -ac.

  1. derived from καρδιακός
  2. derived from cardiacus
  3. derived from cardiaque

Definitions

  1. Pertaining to the heart.

    • the cardiac arteries

  2. Pertaining to the cardia of the stomach

    Pertaining to the cardia of the stomach; cardial (cardial is the usual adjective in this sense).

  3. Exciting action in the heart, through the medium of the stomach

    Exciting action in the heart, through the medium of the stomach; cordial; stimulant.

  4. ›+ 2 more definitions

    1. A person with heart disease.

    2. Heart disease.

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Derived

amniocardiac, apicocardiac, ballistocardiac, branchiocardiac, cardiac arrest, cardiac board, cardiac muscle, cardiac output, cardiac passion, cardiac plexus, cardiac syndrome X, cardiac tamponade, cerebrocardiac, cervicicardiac, cervicocardiac, congestive cardiac failure, craniocardiac, craniocerebellocardiac, electrocardiac, endocardiac, esophagocardiac, exocardiac, extracardiac, gastrocardiac, great cardiac vein, hepatocardiac, infracardiac, intracardiac, magnetocardiac, mesocardiac, myocardiac, nephrocardiac, neurocardiac, oculocardiac, pancardiac, paracardiac, postcardiac, precardiac, pseudocardiac, pterocardiac · +7 more

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA