cardiologist

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UK/ˌkɑːdiˈɒlədʒɪst/US/ˌkɑɹdiˈɑlədʒɪst/

noun

A physician who specializes in medical problems related to the heart.

Similar
heart specialistheart surgeon
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Meanings

nouncardiologist (plural cardiologists)

plural cardiologists

  1. A physician who specializes in medical problems related to the heart.

    The homeless guy thus ends up getting treated by one of the best cardiologists in the city.

    2022, N. K. Jemisin, The World We Make, Orbit, page 285

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna specialist in cardiology; a specialist in the structure and function and disorders of the heart

Similar
heart specialistheart surgeon
Broader
specialistmedical specialist
Also see
heart surgeon

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From cardio- + -logist.

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Translations

Catalan cardiòleg
  • cardiòlegphysician
Chinese Mandarin 心臟病學家 /心脏病学家, 心臟病醫生 /心脏病医生
  • 心臟病學家 /心脏病学家 (xīnzàngbìngxuéjiā)physician
  • 心臟病醫生 /心脏病医生 (xīnzàngbìng yīshēng)physician
Czech kardiolog
  • kardiologphysician
Danish kardiolog, hjertelæge
  • kardiologphysician
  • hjertelægephysician
Dutch cardioloog
  • cardioloogphysician
Finnish sydänlääkäri, kardiologi
  • sydänlääkäriphysician
  • kardiologiphysician
French cardiologue
  • cardiologuephysician
German Kardiologe, Kardiologin
  • Kardiologephysician
  • Kardiologinphysician
Greek καρδιολόγος
  • καρδιολόγος (kardiológos)physician
Hungarian kardiológus
  • kardiológusphysician
Icelandic hjartalæknir
  • hjartalæknirphysician
Indonesian kardiolog
  • kardiologphysician
Irish cairdeolaí
  • cairdeolaíphysician
Italian cardiologo, cardiologa
  • cardiologophysician
  • cardiologaphysician
Japanese 心臓学医
  • 心臓学医 (shinzogakui)physician
Korean 심장병 전문의
  • 심장병 전문의 (simjangbyeong jeonmun-ui)physician
Norwegian Bokmål kardiolog
  • kardiologphysician
Polish kardiolog
  • kardiologphysician
Portuguese cardiólogo, cardióloga
  • cardiólogophysician
  • cardiólogaphysician
  • cardiologistaphysician
Romanian cardiolog, cardiologă
  • cardiologphysician
  • cardiologăphysician
Russian кардио́лог
  • кардио́лог (kardiólog)physician
Slovak kardiológ, srdciar
  • kardiológphysician
  • srdciarphysician
Spanish cardiólogo, cardióloga
  • cardiólogophysician
  • cardiólogaphysician
Swedish kardiolog
  • kardiologphysician
Tagalog palapuso
  • palapusophysician
Turkish kardiyolog
  • kardiyologphysician
Ukrainian кардіо́лог
  • кардіо́лог (kardióloh)physician

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with cardiologist

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Anagrams

acridologist
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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