-cardia

suffix

Forms nouns relating to a heart condition.

OriginAncient Greek κᾰρδῐ́ᾱ →
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Meanings

suffix-cardia (noun-forming suffix)
  1. cardiologyForms nouns relating to a heart condition.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekκᾰρδῐ́ᾱ
  2. Ancient Greekκᾰρδῐ́ᾱ
  3. English-cardia

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek κᾰρδῐ́ᾱ (kărdĭ́ā, “heart”) + -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā, suffix forming abstract nouns), equivalent to cardia + -ia.

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APA

-cardia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-cardia

MLA

“-cardia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-cardia. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “-cardia,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-cardia.

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