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cardiac

[kahr-dee-ak]

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adjective

of or pertaining to the heart: cardiac disease.

of or pertaining to the esophageal portion of the stomach.

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noun

Medicine/Medical. a cardiac remedy.

a person suffering from heart disease.

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Cardiac is always a great word to know.

So is glossa. Does it mean:

the largest tarsal bone, forming the prominence of the heel.

the tongue.

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

Related forms

post·car·di·ac, adjective

pre·car·di·ac, adjective

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Example Sentences

After they're in the bed, the first time they'll go into cardiac arrest and you can tap repeatedly to revive them.

Scientists can visualize many ways that fat cells' chemical flood contributes to heart attacks, heart failure and cardiac arrest.

Franks has a family history of cardiac disease, and his father and two uncles died of heart attacks.

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World English Dictionary

cardiac (ˈkɑːdɪˌæk)

—*adj*
1.	of or relating to the heart
2.	of or relating to the portion of the stomach connected to the oesophagus

—n
3.	a person with a heart disorder
4.	obsolete a drug that stimulates the heart muscle

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

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Word Origin & History

cardiac

c.1600, from Fr. cardiaque, from L. cardiacus, from Gk. kardiakos, from kardia "heart" (see heart). Cardiac arrest is attested from 1950.

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Medical Dictionary

cardiac car·di·ac (kär'dē-āk')
adj.