Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cardioselective

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
car-dios-e-lec-tive
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
5
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Describing a drug that has a greater effect on cardiovascular tissue than on others

Etymology

From cardio- + selective.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more cardioselective (comparative) most cardioselective (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

Questions

What does cardioselective mean?
Describing a drug that has a greater effect on cardiovascular tissue than on others
Where does cardioselective come from?
From cardio- + selective.

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