cardiac en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈkɑːdɪæk/ (Received-Pronunciation)
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- /ˈkɑɹdiˌæk/ (General-American)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱerd- Proto-Indo-European *ḱḗr Proto-Indo-European *ḱr̥díyeh₂ Proto-Hellenic *kərdíyā Ancient Greek κᾰρδῐ́ᾱ (kărdĭ́ā) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ακός (-akós) Ancient Greek κᾰρδῐᾰκός (kărdĭăkós)bor. Latin cardiacusder. Middle French cardiaqueder. English cardiac From Middle French cardiaque, from Latin cardiacus, from Ancient Greek καρδιακός (kardiakós, “relating to the heart”), from καρδία (kardía, “heart”); by surface analysis, cardi- + -ac.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Pertaining to the heart.
the cardiac arteries
- (not-comparable) Pertaining to the cardia of the stomach; cardial (cardial is the usual adjective in this sense).
- (archaic, not-comparable) Exciting action in the heart, through the medium of the stomach; cordial; stimulant.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| cardiack | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
cardiac output · endocardiac · gastrocardiac · extracardiac · cardiac muscle · zygocardiac · craniocardiac · retrocardiac · cerebrocardiac · congestive cardiac failure · precardiac · great cardiac vein · cardiac arrest · cardiac tamponade · nephrocardiac · transcardiac · branchiocardiac · supracardiac · exocardiac · paracardiac · pancardiac · craniocerebellocardiac · urocardiac · cardiac plexus · ballistocardiac · cardiac passion · myocardiac · renocardiac · cervicicardiac · pterocardiac · neurocardiac · amniocardiac · trigeminocardiac · cardiac syndrome X · infracardiac · hepatocardiac · postcardiac · oculocardiac · esophagocardiac · cervicocardiac · electrocardiac · mesocardiac · magnetocardiac · apicocardiac · cardiac board · pseudocardiac · intracardiac
Relateds
pericardium · endocardium · myocardium · cordial · courage · acardiac · cardiopulmonary resuscitation · cardiology
Translations (33)
fa قلبی (pertaining to the heart) · sw -a moyo (pertaining to the cardia) · es cardiaco (pertaining to the heart) · fi mahansuu- (pertaining to the cardia) · ar قَلْبِيّ (pertaining to the heart) · is hjarta- (pertaining to the heart) · de Herz- (pertaining to the heart) · io kordiala (pertaining to the heart) · bn কার্ডিয়াক (pertaining to the heart) · pl sercowy (pertaining to the heart) · cs srdeční (pertaining to the heart) · sl srčni (pertaining to the heart) · pt cardíaco (pertaining to the heart) · uk серце́вий (pertaining to the heart) · ru серде́чный (pertaining to the heart) · bg сърде́чен (pertaining to the heart) · is munnamaga- (pertaining to the cardia) · it cardiale (pertaining to the cardia) · eo kora (pertaining to the heart) · fr cardiaque (pertaining to the heart) · ca cardíac (pertaining to the heart) · el καρδιακός (pertaining to the heart) · tg дил (pertaining to the heart) · hy սրտային (pertaining to the heart) · sh срчани (pertaining to the heart) · mk срцев (pertaining to the heart) · sh srčani (pertaining to the heart) · ru кардиа́льный (pertaining to the heart) · fi sydän- (pertaining to the heart) · sk srdcový (pertaining to the heart) · be сэ́рцавы (pertaining to the heart) · ro cardiac (pertaining to the heart) · it cardiaco (pertaining to the heart)