of or relating to the portion of the stomach connected to the oesophagus
noun
3.
a person with a heart disorder
4. obsolete
a drug that stimulates the heart muscle
Word origin
C17: from Latin cardiacus, from Greek, from kardia heart
cardiac in American English
(ˈkɑrdiˌæk)
adjective
1.
of, near, or affecting the heart
2.
relating to the part of the stomach connected with the esophagus
noun
3.
a medicine that stimulates cardiac action
4.
a person with a heart disorder
Word origin
Fr cardiaque < L cardiacus < Gr kardiakos < kardia, heart
cardiac in the Pharmaceutical Industry
(kɑrdiæk)
Word forms: (regular plural) cardiacs
noun
(Pharmaceutical: Physiology)
A cardiac is a drug that stimulates the heart muscle.
A variety of cardiacs are used to help regulate the pumping action and rhythm of the heart.
When you first take these cardiacs, your heart rhythm will be monitored to measure its response.
A cardiac is a drug that stimulates the heart muscle.
Examples of 'cardiac' in a sentence
cardiac
You're at a higher risk of heart attack and sudden cardiac death.
The Sun (2016)
The aid, which mimics the cardiac muscle, has no contact with the blood unlike current devices which can cause strokes.
The Sun (2017)
Marriage cuts the risk of cardiac death for both women and men.
The Sun (2015)
Just five per cent of people who suffer a sudden cardiac arrest outside of hospital live.
The Sun (2012)
This first of three insightful ward rounds focuses on the cardiac unit.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
It found that there were more cardiac deaths on days considered unlucky.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
But few who suffer sudden cardiac arrest will have such a lucky confluence of circumstances.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
He dies of a cardiac arrest during surgery.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
An air ambulance landed in the grounds to rush the man to a cardiac unit.
The Sun (2015)
Cause of death was cardiac injury and chest trauma.
The Sun (2008)
That was mainly down to fewer fatalities from heart and circulatory diseases such as cardiac arrestsand strokes.
The Sun (2016)
The external review panel insisted that some of the behaviour at the cardiac unit needed to be stopped at once.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Being wheeled out of the office on an ambulance trolley to the local cardiac unit having collapsed at my desk.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Meanwhile, awareness of sudden cardiac death and its possible symptoms in young people is growing.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Sudden cardiac death Often caused by genetic mutation.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Do you screen the general population, or just those with sudden cardiac death in the family?
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
He emphasises that they can spell cardiac death for some people, but leave others unscathed.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
It has an effect on cardiac muscle too, reducing the strength of each beat of the heart.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Thankfully, that is as far as it will go for a young man whose career was rescued by cardiac surgery.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
In other languages
cardiac
British English: cardiac ADJECTIVE
Cardiac means relating to the heart.
The man was suffering from cardiac weakness.
American English: cardiac
Brazilian Portuguese: cardíaco
Chinese: 心脏的
European Spanish: cardíaco
French: cardiaque
German: Herz-
Italian: cardiaco
Japanese: 心臓の
Korean: 심장의
European Portuguese: cardíaco
Latin American Spanish: cardíaco
All related terms of 'cardiac'
cardiac arrest
A cardiac arrest is a heart attack .
cardiac massage
a rhythmic compressing of the heart , using the hands to force blood through the blood vessels: an emergency medical procedure for treating heart failure
cardiac muscle
a specialized form of striated muscle occurring in the hearts of vertebrates
cardiac output
blood volume in liters pumped by the left ventricle of the heart per minute
cardiac pacemaker
a small area of specialized tissue within the wall of the right atrium of the heart whose spontaneous electrical activity initiates and controls the beat of the heart
sudden cardiac death
the unexpected death of a young adult , usually due to undetected inherited heart disease
tamponade
the use of a tampon to stop blood flow
pacemaker
A pacemaker is a device that is placed inside someone's body in order to help their heart beat in the right way .
sudden adult death syndrome
the unexpected death of a young adult , usually due to undetected inherited heart disease
sudden death syndrome
the unexpected death of a young adult , usually due to undetected inherited heart disease