cardiology

American  

[kahr-dee-ol-uh-jee] / ˌkɑr diˈɒl ə dʒi /

noun

1. the study of the heart and its functions in health and disease.

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cardiology British  

/ ˌkɑːdɪˈɒlədʒɪ /

noun

1. the branch of medical science concerned with the heart and its diseases

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cardiology Scientific  

/ kär′dē-ŏl′ə-jē /

1. The branch of medicine that deals with diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the heart.

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cardiology Cultural  

1. The branch of medicine devoted to the study and care of the heart and circulatory system.

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Other Word Forms

• cardiologist
  noun
• cardiologic
  adjective
• cardiological
  adjective
• noncardiologic
  adjective

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Etymology

Origin of cardiology

First recorded in 1840–50; cardio- + -logy

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Example Sentences

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cardiology

“Nothing’s conclusive until it’s randomized,” said Ben Hirsh, director of preventive cardiology at the Sandra Atlas Bass Heart Hospital in Manhasset, N.Y.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026

"Coronary artery calcium scans are becoming more widely available and less expensive," said study senior author Dr. Nilay Shah, assistant professor of medicine in the division of cardiology at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 12, 2026

"There wouldn't have been any operations without them," she told AFP outside the operating room in the cardiology department.

From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026

A patient's age does not need to be a barrier to treatment, according to the cardiology team at Castle Hill.

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026

Late one night in November 1996, while on a cardiology rotation at St. Thomas Hospital, in Nashville, Tennessee, he logged on to a hospital computer and went to a message board called techstocks.com.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

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