Cardiac
/ˈkɑːdɪæk/ adj, noun
adj, noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A person with heart disease.
- 2 Heart disease. dated
Adjective
- 1 Pertaining to the heart. not-comparable
"the cardiac arteries"
- 2 Pertaining to the cardia of the stomach; cardial (cardial is the usual adjective in this sense). not-comparable
- 3 Exciting action in the heart, through the medium of the stomach; cordial; stimulant. archaic, not-comparable
Adjective
- 1 of or relating to the heart wordnet
Example
More examples"We used emergency measures to revive the cardiac arrest patient."
Etymology
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.