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cardiac.

Pertaining to the heart.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈkɑːdɪæk/Received-Pronunciation/ˈkɑɹdiˌæk/General-American

  1. Pertaining to the heart.

    not-comparable
    the cardiac arteries

  2. Pertaining to the cardia of the stomach; cardial (cardial is the usual adjective in this sense).

    not-comparable

  3. Exciting action in the heart, through the medium of the stomach; cordial; stimulant.

    archaic · not-comparable
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱerd- Proto-Indo-European *ḱḗr Proto-Indo-European *ḱr̥díyeh₂ Proto-Hellenic *kərdíyā Ancient Greek κᾰρδῐ́ᾱ (kărdĭ́ā) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ακός (-akós) Ancient Greek κᾰρδῐᾰκός (kărdĭăkós)bor. Latin cardiacusder. Middle French cardiaqueder. English cardiac From Middle French cardiaque, from Latin cardiacus, from Ancient Greek καρδιακός (kardiakós, “relating to the heart”), from καρδία (kardía, “heart”); by surface analysis, cardi- + -ac.

noun/ˈkɑːdɪæk/Received-Pronunciation/ˈkɑɹdiˌæk/General-American

  1. A person with heart disease.

  2. Heart disease.

    dated
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱerd- Proto-Indo-European *ḱḗr Proto-Indo-European *ḱr̥díyeh₂ Proto-Hellenic *kərdíyā Ancient Greek κᾰρδῐ́ᾱ (kărdĭ́ā) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ακός (-akós) Ancient Greek κᾰρδῐᾰκός (kărdĭăkós)bor. Latin cardiacusder. Middle French cardiaqueder. English cardiac From Middle French cardiaque, from Latin cardiacus, from Ancient Greek καρδιακός (kardiakós, “relating to the heart”), from καρδία (kardía, “heart”); by surface analysis, cardi- + -ac.

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