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cardiac
(redirected from cardiac preload)

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car·di·ac  (kärd-k)
adj.
1. Of, near, or relating to the heart: cardiac arteries.
2. Of or relating to the cardia.
n.
A person with a heart disorder.

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

cardiac
Adjective
of or relating to the heart [Greek kardia heart]

cardiac  (kärd-k)
Relating to or involving the heart.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.cardiac - of or relating to the heart; "cardiac arrest"
Translations
cardiac [ˈkɑːdɪæk] adjcardíaco

cardiac [ˈkɑːdɪæk] adjcardiaque

cardiac [ˈkɑːdɪæk] adj (failure, patient) → Herz-

cardiac [ˈkɑːdɪæk] adjcardiaco/a

cardiac
adj cardiac [ˈkaːdiӕk]
of the heart This patient has a cardiac complaint; cardiac failure. kardiaal قَلْبي، مُتَعَلِّقٌ بالقَلب сърдечен srdeční hjerte- Herz-... καρδιακός cardíaco südame- قلبی sydän- cardiaque שֶּל הָלֵב हदय संबंधी srčan szív- jantung hjarta- cardiaco 心臓の 심장의 širdies sirds- bahagian jantung hart- hjerte- sercowy cardíaco cardiac сердечный srdcový srčen srčani hjärt- ที่เกี่ยวกับหัวใจ kalbe ait 心臟的 серцевий قلبی ، دل سے متعلق liên quan đến tim


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