cardiology
the study of the heart and its functions in health and disease.
Origin of cardiology
1Other words from cardiology
- car·di·o·log·ic [kahr-dee-uh-loj-ik], /ˌkɑr di əˈlɒdʒ ɪk/, car·di·o·log·i·cal, adjective
- car·di·ol·o·gist, noun
- non·car·di·o·log·ic, adjective
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How to use cardiology in a sentence
Even her 46-year marriage to Dr. Leonard Gordon, a cardiologist, turned out to be a sham.
Rita Moreno, SAG Life Achievement Award Winner, Talks Brando, Elvis And West Side Story | Sandra McElwaine | January 15, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTA few men who felt sick came for a checkup with a volunteer cardiologist, Irina Gord.
She is going home to be with her 13-year-old son, Robert Cole, and cardiologist husband, Robert.
Washington's Protocol Chief Capricia Marshall Steps Down | Sandra McElwaine | August 11, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTFarzand Omar is a cardiologist who hails from a family of Aleppo businessmen.
Bashar al-Assad Lost The Support of Aleppo’s Wealthy When the Shelling Started | Mike Giglio | September 1, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTNatterson-Horowitz is a cardiologist at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA.
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British Dictionary definitions for cardiology
/ (ˌkɑːdɪˈɒlədʒɪ) /
the branch of medical science concerned with the heart and its diseases
Derived forms of cardiology
- cardiological (ˌkɑːdɪəˈlɒdʒɪkəl), adjective
- cardiologist, noun
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Scientific definitions for cardiology
[ kär′dē-ŏl′ə-jē ]
The branch of medicine that deals with diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the heart.
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Cultural definitions for cardiology
[ (kahr-dee-ol-uh-jee) ]
The branch of medicine devoted to the study and care of the heart and circulatory system.
The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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