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cardiac

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See also: cardíac

English

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Etymology

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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.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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cardiac (not comparable)

  1. (biology, medicine) Pertaining to the heart.
    the cardiac arteries
  2. (biology, medicine) Pertaining to the cardia of the stomach; cardial (cardial is the usual adjective in this sense).
  3. (medicine, archaic) Exciting action in the heart, through the medium of the stomach; cordial; stimulant.

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Translations

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Noun

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cardiac (plural cardiacs)

  1. A person with heart disease.
  2. (dated) Heart disease.

Anagrams

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Interlingua

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Adjective

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cardiac (not comparable)

  1. cardiac

Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French cardiaque, from Latin cardiacus.

Adjective

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cardiac m or n (feminine singular cardiacă, masculine plural cardiaci, feminine and neuter plural cardiace)

  1. cardiac

Declension

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Declension of cardiac
singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative-
accusative
indefinite cardiac cardiacă cardiaci cardiace
definite cardiacul cardiaca cardiacii cardiacele
genitive-
dative
indefinite cardiac cardiace cardiaci cardiace
definite cardiacului cardiacei cardiacilor cardiacelor