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
Celina Yong, STAT, 16 Apr. 2026
The couple came to La Jolla in 1970, soon after UC San Diego Health opened its cardiology hospital.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026
The first one will be at Bellevue Hospital in Kips Bay and have direct access to specialty services, including oncology, cardiology and neurology.
—Alexa Herrera, CBS News, 7 Apr. 2026
Using that data in a way that actually changes care requires coordination across radiology, cardiology and primary care that most health systems have not yet built.
—Peter Gunderman, The Conversation, 18 Mar. 2026
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“Cardiology.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cardiology. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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