cardiac

  • 11cardiac — [[t]kɑ͟ː(r)diæk[/t]] ADJ: ADJ n Cardiac means relating to the heart. [MEDICAL] The king was suffering from cardiac weakness …

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  • 12cardiac — /ˈkadiæk / (say kahdeeak) adjective 1. relating to the heart. 2. relating to the oesophageal portion of the stomach. 3. Philippine English Colloquial nerve racking; nailbiting; likely to induce a heart attack: a cardiac game; a cardiac finish.… …

  • 13cardiac — I. adjective Etymology: Latin cardiacus, from Greek kardiakos, from kardia Date: 1601 1. a. of, relating to, situated near, or acting on the heart b. of or relating to the cardia of the stomach 2. of, relating to, or affected with heart disease < …

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  • 14cardiac — adj. Cardiac is used with these nouns: ↑failure, ↑massage, ↑monitoring, ↑patient, ↑rehabilitation, ↑rhythm, ↑surgeon, ↑surgery …

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  • 15cardiac — car|di|ac [ kardi,æk ] adjective only before noun MEDICAL connected with your heart: The cause of death was cardiac failure …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 16cardiac — adjective (only before noun) technical connected with the heart: cardiac arrest/failure (=when the heart stops working) …

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  • 17cardiac — UK [ˈkɑː(r)dɪæk] / US [ˈkɑrdɪˌæk] adjective [only before noun] medical connected with your heart The cause of death was cardiac failure …

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  • 18cardiac — car•di•ac [[t]ˈkɑr diˌæk[/t]] adj. 1) anat. of or pertaining to the heart: cardiac disease[/ex] 2) anat. of or pertaining to the esophageal portion of the stomach 3) med a person suffering from heart disease • Etymology: 1400–50; late ME (&LT; MF …

    From formal English to slang

  • 19Cardiac output — (Q or or CO ) is the volume of blood being pumped by the heart, in particular by a left or right ventricle in the time interval of one minute. CO may be measured in many ways, for example dm3/min (1 dm3 equals 1000&#160;cm3 or 1 litre). Q is&#8230; …

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  • 20Cardiac muscle — Dog Cardiac Muscl …

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