car·di·ac

(kär′dē-ăk′)

adj.

1. Of, near, or relating to the heart: cardiac arteries. See Usage Note at coronary.

2. Of or relating to the cardia.

A person with a heart disorder.

[Middle English, from Latin cardiacus, from Greek kardiakos, from kardiā, heart; see kerd- in Indo-European roots.]

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cardiac

(ˈkɑːdɪˌæk)

adj

1. (Anatomy) of or relating to the heart

2. (Anatomy) of or relating to the portion of the stomach connected to the oesophagus

3. (Medicine) a person with a heart disorder

4. (Pharmacology) obsolete a drug that stimulates the heart muscle

[C17: from Latin cardiacus, from Greek, from kardia heart]

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car•di•ac

(ˈkɑr diˌæk)

adj.

1. of or pertaining to the heart: cardiac disease.

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

3. a person suffering from heart disease.

[1400–50; late Middle English (< Middle French cardiaque) < Latin cardiacus < Greek kardiakós <kardí(a) heart]

car·di·ac

(kär′dē-ăk′)

Relating to the heart: a cardiac disorder.

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cardiac

Relating to the heart.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Adj.

cardiac - of or relating to the heart; "cardiac arrest"

Translations

قَلْبي، مُتَعَلِّقٌ بالقَلب

srdeční

hjerte-

Herz-...

καρδιακός

cardiaco cardíaco

قلبی

cardiaque cordialcardial

szív-

hjarta-

cardiaco

širdies

sirds-

kalbe ait

心脏的

cardiac

[ˈkɑːdɪæk]

A. ADJ → cardíaco

B. CPD cardiac arrest N → paro m cardíaco

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

cardiac

[ˈkɑː^rdiæk] adj → cardiaquecardiac arrest n → arrêt m cardiaque

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

cardiac

adj → Herz-

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

cardiac

[ˈkɑːdɪæk] adj (Med) → cardiaco/a

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

cardiac

(ˈkaːdiӕk) adjective

of the heart. This patient has a cardiac complaint; cardiac failure.

car·di·ac

a. cardíaco-a, referente al corazón.

cardiac

adj cardíaco or cardiaco

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