cardiologist

American  

[kahr-dee-ahl-uhj-ist] / ˌkɑr diˈɑl ədʒ ɪst /

noun

• cardiologists
  plural

1. a physician specializing in cardiology.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• cardiologists
  plural

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Explanation

A cardiologist is a heart doctor. He or she is the one to visit if you feel a tightness in your chest and shortness of breath. We know that the suffix -ologist refers to someone who studies some area. To that, we add cardio-, which comes from the Greek kardia, meaning "heart," and we get "someone who studies the heart." The actual study of the heart is called cardiology, with cardiologist coming along a few years later. Besides treating the heart, a cardiologist is also concerned with the circulatory system, including arteries and veins.

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Instead, they have handpicked an unlikely cast of mostly political outsiders to represent them, including a cardiologist, a former central-bank governor, a basketball legend and an opera singer.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026

The Student List is fielding candidates from across Serbian society - and as he joined students marching towards Belgrade, lead candidate and cardiologist Ilija Srdanović said history was being rewritten: "The energy is unstoppable."

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

"You lose muscle mass and cardiac mass when you're in a weightless environment because you are working less up there," explained Thomas, who also is a Northwestern Medicine cardiologist.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 21, 2026

In the 1970s, cardiologist Robert C. Atkins developed the Atkins diet, which limits carbohydrates while increasing protein and fat intake.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2026

“My dad was the first doctor who got to you, after. He went with you in the ambulance and worked on you in surgery that night. You know he’s a cardiologist, right?”

From "Goodbye Stranger" by Rebecca Stead

The final part of the strategy focuses on organizing healthcare services so that patients at greatest risk can be recognized quickly and receive timely care from both cardiologists and nephrologists.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 6, 2026

These med-à-terres are a safety net for seniors who are finding that, while they can export wealth, they can’t easily duplicate relationships with top-tier oncologists or cardiologists.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 29, 2026

Quantum stocks have been volatile enough to concern shareholders’ cardiologists.

From MarketWatch ● Dec. 23, 2025

The benefits of going plant-based on health and longevity are increasingly well established and have prompted an eminent cardiologist to remark: "There are two kinds of cardiologists: vegans and those who haven't read the data."

From Salon ● Jan. 2, 2025

Within minutes, Miele was on a table in the cardiac catheterization laboratory, awaiting angioplasty to unclog his artery—a procedure that many cardiologists say has become the gold standard in heart attack treatment.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times

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