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cardio

cardio

3.5
Relating to the heart, often used at the start of medical words
  • adjective
  • /ˈkɑrdioʊ/
  • Specialized
translation icon : cardio-
  • So if we start with cardiovascular slash cardio respiratory health, there's three biomarkers that we want to test here.

And so when we hear the term cardio respiratory fitness, that's what we really mean.

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Examples

  • And so when we hear the term cardio respiratory fitness, that's what we really mean.

  • Weight meaning weight loss and and cardio respiratory fitness.

  • And but just to be clear, the cardio training probably has a better impact on the heart sleep.

  • Then he said Floyd died of cardio pulmonary arrest.

  • Yes, I think we should perhaps firstly address what isn't considered cardio, and that would be things like strength type activities, things like weightlifting.

  • The doctor explained that regular cardio exercise is essential for maintaining a healthy heart.

  • After the stress test, the nurse noted his cardio health was better than average.

  • In her fitness class, she focuses on cardio routines to improve heart and lung capacity.

Synonyms

cardi-
vscardio
  • Specialized
4.9

A word part added to the start of a word that means heart in medical words

is the same in meaning but uses a slightly different combining ending

Surface Forms

cardio positive

Etymology

The word cardio comes from an old Greek word kardia meaning 'heart'. So when you see cardio in a medical word like cardiology, it means the word is about the heart.