ballistocardiac

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adjective

Relating to ballistic forces in the heart

OriginEnglish cardiac ← Middle French cardiaque ← Latin cardiacus →
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Meanings

adjectiveballistocardiac (not comparable)
  1. not comparablemedicineRelating to ballistic forces in the heart

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*gʷelH-
  2. Proto-Hellenic*gʷəlnō
  3. Ancient Greekβᾰ́λλω (bắllō)
  4. Ancient Greekβαλλίστρᾱ (ballístrā)
  5. Classical Latinballista
  6. New Latinballisticu
  7. Englishballistic
  8. Englishballisto-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*ḱerd-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*ḱḗr
  11. Proto-Indo-European*ḱr̥díyeh₂
  12. Proto-Hellenic*kərdíyā
  13. Ancient Greekκᾰρδῐ́ᾱ (kărdĭ́ā)
  14. Ancient Greekκᾰρδῐᾰκός (kărdĭăkós)
  15. Latincardiacus
  16. Middle Frenchcardiaque
  17. Englishcardiac
  18. Englishballistocardiac

From ballisto- + cardiac.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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