noncardiac

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adjective

Not in or related to the heart.

“noncardiac gastric cancer”

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nonheartnoncardianoncardial
OriginEnglish cardiac ← Middle French cardiaque ← Latin cardiacus →
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Meanings

adjectivenoncardiac (not comparable)
  1. Not cardiac.
    1. not comparableusuallyNot in or related to the heart.

      There has been a decline in noncardiac deaths this year.

      Synonyms: nonheart

    2. not comparableoccasionallyNot in or related to the cardia of the stomach.

      noncardiac gastric cancer

      1 more example

      noncardiac stomach cancer

      Synonyms: noncardia, noncardial

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveNot in or related to the heart.

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nonheart

adjectiveNot in or related to the cardia of the stomach.

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noncardianoncardial
Also see
noncardianoncardialnonheart

Origin

  1. Englishnon-
  2. Ancient Greekκᾰρδῐᾰκός (kărdĭăkós)
  3. Latincardiacus
  4. Middle Frenchcardiaque
  5. Englishcardiac
  6. Englishnoncardiac

From non- + cardiac.

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APA

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

MLA

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Chicago

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

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