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cardiac

[ kahr-dee-ak ]

adjective

  1. of or relating to the heart:

    cardiac disease.

  2. of or relating to the esophageal portion of the stomach.


noun

  1. Medicine/Medical. a cardiac remedy.
  2. a person with heart disease.

cardiac

/ ˈɑːɪˌæ /

adjective

  1. of or relating to the heart
  2. of or relating to the portion of the stomach connected to the oesophagus
“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

noun

  1. a person with a heart disorder
  2. obsolete.
    a drug that stimulates the heart muscle
“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

cardiac

/ äŧ-ă′ /

  1. Relating to or involving the heart.
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • Dz··徱· adjective
  • ··徱· adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of cardiac1

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English or directly from Middle French cardiaque, from Latin cardiacus, from Greek 첹徱ó, equivalent to 첹í() heart + -akos -ac
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of cardiac1

C17: from Latin cardiacus, from Greek, from kardia heart
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Ms Maximen suffered a cardiac arrest after the stabbing and was taken to hospital, where she underwent two major operations.

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The TV host died on 28 March 2023 from a sudden cardiac arrhythmia at home in Kent at the age of 67.

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She was only diagnosed with sepsis after undergoing emergency surgery the next day after her condition deteriorated, and she later suffered a cardiac arrest and died early on 16 November.

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Currently, she has nothing left at the end of the month, after spending around £800 on rent and another good chunk on her cardiac support dog, Podge.

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Hughes, the licensed vocational nurse supervisor, told The Times that Robertson was disconnected from the ventilator only after he had already suffered cardiac arrest and needed to be resuscitated manually.

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