cardiac
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adjective \ˈkär-dē-ˌak\Definition of CARDIAC
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 <cardiac patients>
See Origin of CARDIAC
Latin cardiacus, from Greek kardiakos, from kardia
First Known Use: 1601
Rhymes with CARDIAC
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2cardiac
nounDefinition of CARDIAC
: a person with heart disease
First Known Use of CARDIAC
circa 1929
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