cardiac

CEFRB2

/ˈkɑːdɪæk/

adjective · noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Relating to the heart.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

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

Examples

  • We used emergency measures to revive the cardiac arrest patient.

  • She has cardiac arrhythmia.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2

Also pronounced

  • /ˈkɑɹdiˌæk/

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Pertaining to the heart.

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

noun

Extra meaning

  1. A person with heart disease.

More examples

In context

  • the cardiac arteries

Antonyms

Quick test

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Question 1 · Quick check

The patient experienced sudden blank arrest and needed immediate resuscitation.

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Origin

adjective

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.