English dictionary · adj
cardiac
Pertaining to the heart.
Meaning and definitions
- Pertaining to the heart.
- Pertaining to the cardia of the stomach; cardial (cardial is the usual adjective in this sense).
- Exciting action in the heart, through the medium of the stomach; cordial; stimulant.
Connected roots
- cardi-
heart
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- cardiology
the branch of medicine dealing with the heart
- electrocardiogram
The recording that an electrocardiograph produces.
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