cardiology
noun
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The Heart of Cardiology
The root card- (closely related to cord) shows up in many heart-related words. Cardiologists frequently find themselves studying cardiograms, the charts of heart activity, made by machines called cardiographs. Heart attacks, and deaths caused by them, have both declined as a result of better medical emergency procedures, cholesterol-lowering drugs, and a decline in smoking. But the factors likely to actually improve heart health, such as better diets and more cardiovascular exercise (exercise, such as running, that improves the heart and blood vessels), haven't made any progress at all. So we should all be prepared to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation (an emergency procedure done on someone whose heart has stopped, to get the heart and lungs working again).
Examples of cardiology in a Sentence
Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Aug. 2025
And maternity wards, units that are costly to run and don’t make as much money as cardiology and other specialties, are ending up on the chopping block.
—Miami Herald, 1 Aug. 2025
But the cardiology specialist was willing and able to provide some general medical insight about the type of issues Self has apparently experienced, how such concerns can be dealt with and the basics about stents.
—Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 30 July 2025
Northwestern Memorial Hospital ranked among the top 10 hospitals in the country for cardiology, heart and vascular surgery; diabetes and endocrinology; gastroenterology and GI surgery; geriatrics; neurology and neurosurgery; obstetrics and gynecology; pulmonology and lung surgery; and urology.
—Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune, 29 July 2025
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“Cardiology.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cardiology. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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