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cardiac

/ˈkɑɹdiˌæk/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.84 in modern English

Syllables
car-diac
IPA
/ˈkɑɹdiˌæk/
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Pertaining to the heart.

adj

Pertaining to the cardia of the stomach; cardial (cardial is the usual adjective in this sense).

adj

Exciting action in the heart, through the medium of the stomach; cordial; stimulant.

Archaic

noun

A person with heart disease.

noun

Heart disease.

Dated

Example Sentences

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.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: cardiaque, cardiacus, καρδιακός

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈkɑɹdiˌæk/
  • British English: /ˈkɑːdɪæk/

Usage

Inflected Forms

cardiack (alternative, obsolete) cardiacs (plural)

Derived Forms

amniocardiac apicocardiac ballistocardiac branchiocardiac cerebrocardiac cervicicardiac cervicocardiac craniocardiac craniocerebellocardiac electrocardiac endocardiac esophagocardiac

Phrases

cardiac arrest cardiac board cardiac muscle cardiac output cardiac passion cardiac plexus cardiac syndrome X cardiac tamponade

Frequently Paired Words

acardiac cardiology cardiopulmonary resuscitation cordial courage endocardium myocardium pericardium

Antonyms

noncardiac

Questions

How do you pronounce cardiac?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkɑɹdiˌæk/.
What does cardiac mean?
Pertaining to the heart.
Where does cardiac come from?
It is traced to Middle French.

How to pronounce cardiac

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