cardiology

[ kahr-dee-ol-uh-jee ]

/ ˌkɑr diˈɒl ə dʒi /

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noun

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

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Origin of cardiology

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

OTHER WORDS FROM cardiology

car·di·o·log·ic

[kahr-dee-uh-loj-ik], /ˌkɑr di əˈlɒdʒ ɪk/, car·di·o·log·i·cal, adjectivecar·di·ol·o·gist, nounnon·car·di·o·log·ic, adjective

Words nearby cardiology

cardiogenic shock, cardiogram, cardiograph, cardioid, cardiolipin, cardiology, cardiomegaly, cardiomyopathy, cardiopathy, cardiophobia, cardioplegia

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How to use cardiology in a sentence

If even a fraction of heart-disease patients are missing their regular cardiology visits during the pandemic, there could be a bump in that overall mortality number down the line.
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The Sana Clinic is, according to its own statements, the first hospital in the world to use this novel technology in cardiology.
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In cardiology, we see the ability to increase blood flow in a human.
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It really has to do with — again on a case-by-case basis — the confidence that their cardiology team has with the repair, and with the lack of symptoms and the negative tests of a patient postoperatively.
An NFL player’s life-threatening heart defect went unnoticed for years. Now he hopes to return.|Nicki Jhabvala|December 11, 2020|Washington Post

The specialists drawing the biggest paycheques are in interventional cardiology, a subset of cardiology that deals specifically with the catheter-based treatment of heart diseases.
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Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 46(6):986-93.
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She was transported to the Cardiology Centre in Frankfurt, where she escaped through an open bathroom window.
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I recall seeing Dr. Bashour who is an associate professor of medicine and chief of the cardiology section at Parkland.
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British Dictionary definitions for cardiology

cardiology

/ (ˌkɑːdɪˈɒlədʒɪ) /

noun

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

Derived forms of cardiology

cardiological (ˌkɑːdɪəˈlɒdʒɪkəl), adjectivecardiologist, noun

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Scientific definitions for cardiology

cardiology

[ kär′dē-ŏl′ə-jē ]

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

Cultural definitions for cardiology

cardiology

[ (kahr-dee-ol-uh-jee) ]

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