Cardiac Definition

kärdē-ăk
adjective
Of, near, or affecting the heart.
Webster's New World
Relating to the part of the stomach connected with the esophagus.
Webster's New World

(medicine, archaic) Exciting action in the heart, through the medium of the stomach; cordial; stimulant.

Wiktionary
noun
A medicine that stimulates cardiac action.
Webster's New World
A person with a heart disorder.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Cardiac

Noun

Singular:
cardiac
Plural:
cardiacs

Origin of Cardiac

  • From Middle French cardiaque, from Latin cardiacus, from Ancient Greek καρδιακός (kardiakos, “relating to the heart”), from καρδία (kardia, “heart”).

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English from Latin cardiacus from Greek kardiakos from kardiā heart kerd- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Cardiac Sentence Examples

  • The bearing of this fact on cases of cardiac dilatation is evident.

  • This formula includes the vast majority of cardiac cases.

  • There is a reduction in cardiac output and an increase in hemoglobin oxygen affinity.

  • Rarely, however, an epileptic seizure may induce a cardiac arrhythmia which in turn leads to syncope.

  • Arrhythmia Awareness Week arrhythmia Awareness Week Arrhythmia Awareness Week is a campaign that aims to improve the quality of life for people living with Cardiac Arrhythmias.

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