cardiopulmonary

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adjective

Of or pertaining to both the heart and the lungs.

Similar
cardiorespiratory
OriginEnglish pulmonary ← Ancient Greek καρδία (kardía) ← Proto-Hellenic *kərdíyā →
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Meanings

adjectivecardiopulmonary (not comparable)
  1. not comparablemedicineOf or pertaining to both the heart and the lungs.

    A DNR decision determines whether or not patients receive cardiopulmonary resuscitation.

    2005, Ralph L Piedmont, Research in the Social Scientific Study of Religion

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveof or pertaining to or affecting both the heart and the lungs and their functions

Similar
cardiorespiratory
Also see
cardiorespiratory

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱerd-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱḗr
  3. Proto-Indo-European*ḱr̥díyeh₂
  4. Proto-Hellenic*kərdíyā
  5. Ancient Greekκαρδία (kardía)
  6. Englishcardio-
  7. Englishpulmonary
  8. Englishcardiopulmonary

From cardio- + pulmonary.

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Translations

Catalan cardiopulmonar
  • cardiopulmonarOf, or pertaining to the heart and the lungs
Czech kardiopulmonální
  • kardiopulmonálníOf, or pertaining to the heart and the lungs
French cardiopulmonaire
  • cardiopulmonaireOf, or pertaining to the heart and the lungs
Greek καρδιοπνευμονικός
  • καρδιοπνευμονικός (kardiopnevmonikós)Of, or pertaining to the heart and the lungs
Irish cardascamhógach
  • cardascamhógachOf, or pertaining to the heart and the lungs
Italian cardiopolmonare
  • cardiopolmonareOf, or pertaining to the heart and the lungs
Japanese 心肺
  • 心肺 (shinpai-no)Of, or pertaining to the heart and the lungs
Polish sercowo-płucny
  • sercowo-płucnyOf, or pertaining to the heart and the lungs
Portuguese cardiopulmonar
  • cardiopulmonarOf, or pertaining to the heart and the lungs
Russian серде́чно-лёгочный
  • серде́чно-лёгочный (serdéčno-ljógočnyj)Of, or pertaining to the heart and the lungs
Spanish cardiopulmonar
  • cardiopulmonarOf, or pertaining to the heart and the lungs
Swedish hjärt-lung-, kardiopulmonell
  • hjärt-lung-Of, or pertaining to the heart and the lungs
  • kardiopulmonellOf, or pertaining to the heart and the lungs
Ukrainian серце́во-легене́вий
  • серце́во-легене́вий (sercévo-lehenévyj)Of, or pertaining to the heart and the lungs
Cite this entry
APA

cardiopulmonary. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cardiopulmonary

MLA

“cardiopulmonary.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cardiopulmonary. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cardiopulmonary,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cardiopulmonary.

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