cardiac

[ kahr-dee-ak ]

adjective
  1. of or relating to the heart: cardiac disease.

  2. of or relating to the esophageal portion of the stomach.

noun
  1. Medicine/Medical. a cardiac remedy.

  2. a person with heart disease.

Origin of cardiac

1
First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English or directly from Middle French cardiaque, from Latin cardiacus, from Greek kardiakós, equivalent to kardí(a) heart + -akos -ac

Other words from cardiac

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

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British Dictionary definitions for cardiac

cardiac

/ (ˈkɑːdɪˌæk) /


adjective
  1. of or relating to the heart

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

noun
  1. a person with a heart disorder

  2. obsolete a drug that stimulates the heart muscle

Origin of cardiac

1
C17: from Latin cardiacus, from Greek, from kardia heart

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Scientific definitions for cardiac

cardiac

[ kärdē-ăk′ ]


  1. Relating to or involving the heart.

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