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cardiac

Pronunciation: /ˈkɑːdɪak/

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Definition of cardiac

adjective

  • 1relating to the heart.
  • 2relating to the part of the stomach nearest the oesophagus.

noun

informal
  • a heart attack.

Origin:

late Middle English (as a noun denoting heart disease): from French cardiaque or Latin cardiacus, from Greek kardiakos, from kardia 'heart or upper opening of the stomach'. The adjective dates from the early 17th century

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