cardiac

[ kahr-dee-ak ]

adjective

1. of or relating to the heart:

   cardiac disease.

2. of or relating to the esophageal portion of the stomach.

noun

1. Medicine/Medical. a cardiac remedy.
2. a person with heart disease.

cardiac

/ ˈkɑːdɪˌæk /

adjective

1. of or relating to the heart
2. of or relating to the portion of the stomach connected to the oesophagus

noun

1. a person with a heart disorder
2. obsolete.
   a drug that stimulates the heart muscle

cardiac

/ kär′dē-ăk′ /

1. Relating to or involving the heart.

Other Words From

• post·car·di·ac adjective
• pre·car·di·ac adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of cardiac¹

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English or directly from Middle French cardiaque, from Latin cardiacus, from Greek kardiakós, equivalent to kardí(a) heart + -akos -ac

Word History and Origins

Origin of cardiac¹

C17: from Latin cardiacus, from Greek, from kardia heart

Example Sentences

Mother-of-two Janet Lynne Savage from Bangor in Gwynedd suffered damage to one of her main arteries during the procedure, going into cardiac arrest.

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Nearly nine years later, Bradley, from Whitby, died at Scarborough General Hospital in last month after going into cardiac arrest.

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Bradley died on 22 October after going into cardiac arrest.

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"It is obviously going to be a shock to see someone have a cardiac arrest, but people can see how not to panic and also what to do, whether it's with life-saving CPR or with a defibrillator, because they have seen it on TV."

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An ambulance arrived at her address within 11 minutes - which is within the target for a category one incident such as a cardiac arrest - but Mrs Donnelly's husband Damien told BBC News NI it was initially blocked from accessing the road.

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