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Cardiac has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Adjective

Definitions
Noun
1

A person with heart disease.

"The cardiac patient was transferred to a specialized unit for immediate treatment."

"The cardiac was damaged during the stormy night on the water."

Adjective
1

of or relating to the heart

"cardiac arrest"

2

Pertaining to the heart.

"The patient was admitted due to severe cardiac arrest caused by a blocked artery."

Example Sentences
"The cardiac was damaged during the stormy night on the water." noun
"The cardiac department was busy with patients waiting for their appointments." noun
"She donated her old card to the local cardiac support group fundraiser." noun
"Our community center held a special event to honor its long-serving cardiac secretary." noun
See Also
cardiotrophin arbutamine grepafloxacin cardiology still's murmur acardiac ctni cardiovasculitis
Related Terms
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Origin

Cardiac comes from the Latin word cardiacus, which was borrowed from Ancient Greek for "relating to the heart." The term entered English through Middle French and has retained its original meaning ever since.

Rhyming Words
iac eniac triac isiac iliac bisiac celiac variac guaiac essiac syriac neliac zodiac maniac heliac scoriac salmiac ischiac coeliac theriac
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