Etymology

noncardiac

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Today it means: Not in or related to the heart. Full definition →

English cardiac ← Middle French cardiaque ← Latin cardiacus
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The story

  1. Englishnon-
  2. Ancient Greekκᾰρδῐᾰκός (kărdĭăkós)
  3. Latincardiacus
  4. Middle Frenchcardiaque
  5. Englishcardiac
  6. English todaynoncardiac

From non- + cardiac.

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