cardiotoxic

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adjective

Chemically damaging to the tissues of the heart.

OriginEnglish toxic ← French toxique ← Latin toxicu →
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Meanings

adjectivecardiotoxic (comparative more cardiotoxic, superlative most cardiotoxic)

comparative more cardiotoxic · superlative most cardiotoxic

  1. Chemically damaging to the tissues of the heart.

Origin

  1. Englishcardio-
  2. Ancient Greekτοξῐκός (toxĭkós)
  3. Ancient Greekτοξικόν (toxikón)
  4. Latintoxicum
  5. Latintoxicu
  6. Frenchtoxique
  7. Englishtoxic
  8. Englishcardiotoxic

From cardio- + toxic.

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Translations

Dutch cardiotoxisch
  • cardiotoxischchemically damaging to the tissues of the heart
Norwegian kardiotoksisk
  • kardiotoksiskchemically damaging to the tissues of the heart
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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