car·di·o·gen·ic

[kahr-dee-uh-jen-ik]
adjective
1.
originating in the heart.
2.
Pathology. caused by a disorder of the heart.

Origin:
1920–25; cardio- + -genic

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cardiogenic car·di·o·gen·ic (kär'dē-ō-jěn'ĭk)
adj.

  1. Having origin in the heart.

  2. Resulting from a disease or disorder of the heart.

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Cardiogenic is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
Example sentences
Failure of circulation secondary to hemorrhage is cardiogenic.
You're describing cardiogenic shock here, not necessarily toxic shock.
Early revascularization and long-term survival in cardiogenic shock complicating acute myocardial infarction.
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