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.

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

cardiac

1. Relating to or involving the heart.

Other Word Forms

• postcardiac adjective
• precardiac adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of cardiac¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of cardiac¹

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

Example Sentences

Hugo Campos, who lives with an implanted cardiac device and has served on health-related federal advisory boards as a patient advocate, says he uses AI extensively to research health issues.

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He was found by police officers unconscious on the pavement with a severe head injury and in cardiac arrest.

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And last spring, the athletic trainer at Culver City helped save a track athlete who went into cardiac arrest.

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The BBC has revealed the hospital now plans to allow Ms Booth to resume her surgical career in the cardiac unit after retraining.

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These showed that in a unit of seven cardiac surgeons, eight of the 17 deaths between January and August 2018 had been Ms Booth's patients.

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