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cardi-

cardi-

4.9
A word part added to the start of a word that means heart in medical words
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  • Specialized
translation icon : cardio
  • The prefix cardi- appears in many medical words related to the heart.

Examples

  • The prefix cardi- is commonly found in words like cardiologist and cardiovascular.

  • Learning that cardi- means heart helps students understand medical vocabulary.

  • Doctors often explain that cardi- is used in terms like cardiology and cardiogram.

  • The term cardiologist refers to a heart specialist.

  • Is cardiomyopathy a common condition?

  • Understanding that cardi- relates to the heart is essential for studying medicine.

  • Terms such as cardi-ology help describe various specialties concerning heart health.

Synonyms

cardio
vscardi-
  • Specialized
3.5

Relating to the heart, often used at the start of medical words

is the prefix form written with a trailing hyphen for forming compounds

Surface Forms

cardi- main

Etymology

The prefix cardi- comes from the Greek word kardia, which means 'heart', and you can see it in words like cardio, cardiac, and cardiology. So, when you see cardi- at the start of a medical word, it tells you the word is about the 'heart'.