cardiac

(kärdē ak′)

adjective

  1. of, near, or affecting the heart
  2. relating to the part of the stomach connected with the esophagus

Origin: Fr cardiaque < L cardiacus < Gr kardiakos < kardia, heart

noun

  1. a medicine that stimulates cardiac action
  2. a person with a heart disorder

See cardiac in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective
  1. Of, near, or relating to the heart: cardiac arteries.
  2. Of or relating to the cardia.
noun
A person with a heart disorder.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English

Origin: , from Latin cardiacus

Origin: , from Greek kardiakos

Origin: , from kardiā, heart; see kerd- in Indo-European roots

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