cardiac
adjective
car·di·ac
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Definition of cardiac
(Entry 1 of 2)
1a
: of, relating to, situated near, or acting on the heart
b
: of or relating to the cardia of the stomach
2
: of, relating to, or affected with heart disease
cardiac patients
cardiac
nounDefinition of cardiac (Entry 2 of 2)
: a person with heart disease
Examples of cardiac in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective
High blood pressure puts individuals at risk of major cardiac events, like a heart attack or stroke, but can also damage the kidneys, arteries, brains, eyes, and essentially every organ that receives a regular supply of blood (read: all of them). — Katherine Ellen Foley, Quartz, "Selfie-based blood pressure readings could help equalize health care—if they work on all skin types," 6 Aug. 2019 Compared with people who have normal blood pressure, those with white coat hypertension were twice as likely to die from a cardiac event. — Maggie O'neill, Health.com, "What is White Coat Hypertension? New Study Links the Condition to Increased Risk of Heart Trouble," 11 June 2019 Sudden cardiac death, due to the toxic effects of cocaine and the stress associated with physical restraint. — Cary Aspinwall, Dallas News, "Police responded to his 911 call for help. He died. What happened to Tony Timpa?," 2 Aug. 2019 The experiment will focus on printing cardiac-like tissue in space, a precursor to one day printing organs in microgravity. — Chabeli Herrera, orlandosentinel.com, "Those sonic booms you heard? That was SpaceX sending critical cargo to the ISS," 26 July 2019 All of the patients had some kind of surgery (such as cardiac or orthopedic) or an endoscopic procedure between 2013 and 2016, and all of them had their pain treated with opioids. — Karen Kaplan, latimes.com, "Researchers tally the physical and financial costs of opioid painkillers' side effects," 23 May 2018 High-risk patients living in nursing homes or undergoing cardiac procedures should have monitoring systems to help alert health providers immediately. — Kevin Sheth, Washington Post, "Too many people die from strokes because treatment is delayed," 8 Apr. 2018 Francona had a cardiac ablation procedure last July 7 at Cleveland Clinic. — Terry Pluto, cleveland.com, "Cleveland Indians manager Terry Francona has me ready for season -- Terry Pluto," 20 Jan. 2018 Lurie recently added 44 beds for cardiac patients and four beds for neonatal intensive care patients, and expects to have another 28 beds fully operational in the fall. — Lisa Schencker, chicagotribune.com, "Lurie Children’s CEO retiring after 42 years at hospital," 25 July 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
His cardiac and renal issues remain, however his treatment has been effective. — Jon Hale, The Courier-Journal, "Former Kentucky QB Jared Lorenzen 'still very sick' but 'remains a fighter'," 2 July 2019 The 81-year-old had been hospitalized late Monday, due to severe cardiac and kidney complications. — Flora Charner, CNN, "Fernando de La Rua, former President of Argentina dead at 81," 9 July 2019 More Military and Lasers The process of identifying a person from a distance is called remote cardiac sensing. — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, "The Pentagon Can ID Your Heartbeat Using Laser Beams," 27 June 2019 According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), consuming too much added sugars is associated with cardiac and metabolic health issues like obesity, type 2 diabetes, and heart disease. — Carolyn L. Todd, SELF, "How Much Do You Really Need to Worry About Sugar?," 27 June 2019 And the number of cardiac transplants performed annually has stagnated. — Laura Kolbe, WSJ, "‘Heart: A History’ Review: At the Bleeding Edge," 14 Sep. 2018 The histopathology report states the cause of death to be most likely acute cardiac arrest potentially associated with early subclinical cardiac insufficiency found during the necropsy. — Matt Rocheleau, BostonGlobe.com, "The details of 40 animal deaths, injuries, losses aboard US airlines," 15 Mar. 2018 Her next cardiac event was in an unlikely place: a cruise ship off the coast of Sicily. — Greg Garrison, AL.com, "Candy and ashes: Ash Wednesday is also Valentine's Day," 14 Feb. 2018 The scientists invited these men and women to the university performance lab and tested them for various markers of cardiac and metabolic health, including insulin resistance and cholesterol levels. — Gretchen Reynolds, New York Times, "Exercise vs. Standing? You Probably Need to Do Both," 13 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'cardiac.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for cardiac
cardiac
adjective
English Language Learners Definition of cardiac
medical
: of or relating to the heart
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cardiac
adjective
car·di·ac
| \ ˈkär-dē-ˌak
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Kids Definition of cardiac
: of, relating to, or affecting the heart
cardiac disease
cardiac
adjective
car·di·ac
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Medical Definition of cardiac
(Entry 1 of 2)
1a
: of, relating to, situated near, or acting on the heart
b
: of or relating to the cardia of the stomach
2
: of, relating to, or affected with heart disease
cardiac
nounMedical Definition of cardiac (Entry 2 of 2)
: an individual with heart disease
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