cardiac

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UK/ˈkɑːdɪæk/US/ˈkɑɹdiˌæk/

adjective

Pertaining to the heart.

“the cardiac arteries”

Opposite
noncardiac
OriginMiddle French cardiaque ← Latin cardiacus ← Ancient Greek κᾰρδῐᾰκός (kărdĭăkós) →
CommonScrabble 12
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Meanings

adjectivecardiac (not comparable)

alternative obsolete cardiack

  1. not comparablebiologyPertaining to the heart.

    the cardiac arteries

  2. not comparablebiologyPertaining to the cardia of the stomach; cardial (cardial is the usual adjective in this sense).
  3. archaicnot comparablemedicineExciting action in the heart, through the medium of the stomach; cordial; stimulant.
nouncardiac (plural cardiacs)

plural cardiacs · alternative obsolete cardiack

  1. A person with heart disease.
  2. datedHeart disease.

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
noncardiac

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱerd-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱḗr
  3. Proto-Indo-European*ḱr̥díyeh₂
  4. Proto-Hellenic*kərdíyā
  5. Ancient Greekκᾰρδῐ́ᾱ (kărdĭ́ā)
  6. Ancient Greekκᾰρδῐᾰκός (kărdĭăkós)
  7. Latincardiacus
  8. Middle Frenchcardiaque
  9. Englishcardiac

From Middle French cardiaque, from Latin cardiacus, from Ancient Greek καρδιακός (kardiakós, “relating to the heart”), from καρδία (kardía, “heart”); by surface analysis, cardi- + -ac.

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Translations

Arabic قَلْبِيّ
  • قَلْبِيّ (qalbiyy)pertaining to the heart
Bengali কার্ডিয়াক
  • কার্ডিয়াক (karḍiẏak)pertaining to the heart
Bulgarian сърде́чен
  • сърде́чен (sărdéčen)pertaining to the heart
Catalan cardíac
  • cardíacpertaining to the heart
Czech srdeční
  • srdečnípertaining to the heart
Esperanto kora
  • korapertaining to the heart
Finnish sydän-, mahansuu-
  • sydän-pertaining to the heart
  • mahansuu-pertaining to the cardia
French cardiaque
  • cardiaquepertaining to the heart
German Herz-
  • Herz-pertaining to the heart
Greek καρδιακός
  • καρδιακός (kardiakós)pertaining to the heart
Icelandic hjarta-, munnamaga-
  • hjarta-pertaining to the heart
  • munnamaga-pertaining to the cardia
Italian cardiaco, cardiale
  • cardiacopertaining to the heart
  • cardialepertaining to the cardia
Persian قلبی
  • قلبی (qalbi)pertaining to the heart
Polish sercowy
  • sercowypertaining to the heart
Portuguese cardíaco
  • cardíacopertaining to the heart
Romanian cardiac
  • cardiacpertaining to the heart
Russian серде́чный, кардиа́льный
  • серде́чный (serdéčnyj)pertaining to the heart
  • кардиа́льный (kardiálʹnyj)pertaining to the heart
Slovak srdcový
  • srdcovýpertaining to the heart
Spanish cardiaco
  • cardiacopertaining to the heart
Swahili -a moyo
  • -a moyopertaining to the cardia
Ukrainian серце́вий
  • серце́вий (sercévyj)pertaining to the heart

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

AccardiArcadic
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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