cardiologist
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cardiologists
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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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Body Language: Cor, Cord, Cardio ("Heart")
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If you sit eight hours a day, it takes 13,000 steps a day to completely offset the effects, Dr. William Kraus, a cardiologist at Duke University, told Barron’s.
From Barron's ● Jun. 27, 2026
Eric Topol, a cardiologist and director of the Scripps Research Translational Institute, weighed in on Midjourney’s medical-imaging ambitions.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 18, 2026
“The word menopause has never been used in a cardiology textbook, ever,” said cardiologist Dr. Jayne Morgan on a recent episode of the podcast Menopunks.
From Salon ● Jun. 14, 2026
These conditions could make someone more susceptible to heart disease or stroke later in life, said Dr. Natalie Stokes, a cardiologist at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 24, 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
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
Those cases have been further broken down to smaller groups, which the trust said was allowing cardiologists to carry out the reviews while continuing with their normal work.
From BBC ● May 15, 2026
ACC.26 will take place March 28-30, 2026, in New Orleans, bringing together cardiologists and cardiovascular specialists from around the world to share the newest discoveries in treatment and prevention.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 25, 2026
Quantum stocks have been volatile enough to concern shareholders’ cardiologists.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 23, 2025
Janny spent months courting interventional cardiologists, the doctors who see patients immediately after their heart attacks.
From "Class Matters" by The New York Times
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