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cardiac
cardiac (relating to the heart) /karˈdi̯ak/
adjective#4711 most common
Also: heart patient (as a noun, for someone with heart disease)
Example sentences
Ritmul cardiac al copilului este normal.
The child's heart rate is normal.
Bunicul meu are o boală cardiacă.
My grandfather has a heart disease.
Medicul a măsurat ritmul cardiac al pacientului.
The doctor measured the patient's heart rate.
A suferit un atac cardiac în timpul nopții.
He suffered a heart attack during the night.
Pacienții cardiaci trebuie să evite efortul fizic intens.
Cardiac patients must avoid intense physical exertion.
Insuficiența cardiacă cronică necesită un tratament medicamentos susținut pe termen lung.
Chronic heart failure requires sustained long-term drug treatment.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | cardiac (m) / cardiacă (f) | cardiaci (m) / cardiace (f) |
| Genitive | cardiac (m) / cardiace (f) | cardiaci (m) / cardiace (f) |
| Accusative | cardiac (m) / cardiacă (f) | cardiaci (m) / cardiace (f) |
| Vocative | not commonly used | not commonly used |
Word family
cardiologcardiologist
cardiologiecardiology
cardiovascularcardiovascular
tahicardietachycardia, abnormally fast heartbeat
miocardmyocardium, the heart muscle
Etymology
Romanian borrowed "cardiac" from French "cardiaque" in the 19th century, as part of a wave of medical and scientific vocabulary that entered Romanian through French. The French word goes back to Latin "cardiacus", itself from Greek "kardiakos", an adjective built on "kardia" (heart). The word has stayed almost entirely within medical and health contexts since entering the language.
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