cardio

[ kahr-dee-oh ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, Informal.

aerobic exercise that stimulates and strengthens the heart and lungs:
I mostly use weights, but I always add a little cardio into my routine.

, Informal.

of or relating to aerobic exercise:
The class begins with a slow and steady warmup, and then it switches to a cardio workout.
of or relating to the heart; cardiovascular:
He's a hugely successful cardio surgeon.

cardio-

a combining form meaning “heart,” used in the formation of compound words:
cardiogram.

cardio-

Origin of cardio¹

First recorded in 1960–65

Origin of cardio²

< Greek kardio-, combining form of kardía

Origin of cardio¹

from Greek kardia heart

Some supporters keep pace, and others trail behind walking, there to observe Booker in the flesh more than for the cardio.

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However, research has demonstrated that fasted cardio does not increase fat burning over a 24-hour period.

Cardiello has employed the fasted cardio method with clients for a short period of time and within a controlled environment.

Those carbs need to be burned with cardio, or else weight loss will plateau.

I would particularly mention, however, a group of cardio-vascular troubles that lie between these two extremes.

Perhaps such cases of cardio-vascular disease might be most correctly said to be due to the wear and tear of life.

Beginning with the simplest kind of cardio-vascular disorder, let us see what the prognosis is in tobacco heart.

So much for the general prognosis in each of these kinds of cardio-vascular disorder and disease.

The wide distribution of these pharyngo-laryngo-esophago-pulmano-cardio-gastric nerves gives ample opportunity for reflexes.

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