cardiologist
Americannoun
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.
Vocabulary lists containing cardiologist
Body Language: Cor, Cord, Cardio ("Heart")
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Example Sentences
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In a statement the trust stressed the CRT devices were safe and that patients treated by cardiologist Dr Ernest Lau do not need to take any immediate action.
From BBC • May 15, 2026
Debbie Kwon, a cardiologist at the Cleveland Clinic, had to overcome bureaucrats and colleagues who sabotaged her attempts to recruit engineering talent and apply AI to MRI technology.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026
"As an interventional cardiologist, who treats patients with coronary artery disease and congestive heart failure on a daily basis, I would love to have another therapy to improve patient outcomes and reduce debilitating symptoms."
From Science Daily • May 5, 2026
The remarks echoed others made during the pandemic, including by Eric Topol, who is executive vice president of Scripps Research in La Jolla, a professor of translational medicine and a cardiologist.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 27, 2026
Having ruled out a heart attack, the cardiologist, James Herrick, assigned the case rather casually to a medical resident named Ernest Irons.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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