English Words: C

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cardioembolismnoun

An embolism of cardiac origin

cardioencephalomyopathynoun

Any disease that affects the heart, brain and spinal cord

cardioesophagealadj

Of or relating to the cardiac portion of the stomach, and the esophagus.

cardioexcitationnoun

excitation of the heart

cardioexcitatoryadj

Causing cardiac excitation.

cardiofacialadj

Exhibiting both facial and cardiac defects.

cardiofaciocutaneousadj

Relating to, or affecting the heart, face and skin (or hair).

cardiofibroblastnoun

A cardiac fibroblast

cardiofundaladj

Of or pertaining to the cardia and/or fundus of the stomach; being cardial, fundal, or both.

cardiogastricadj

Relating to the heart and the stomach

cardiogenesisnoun

The development of the embryonic heart

cardiogeneticsnoun

cardiological genetics

cardiogenicadj

Originating in the heart.

cardiogenomicsnoun

The use of genomics in the study of inherited heart disease

cardiognosisnoun

Cardiognosticism.

cardiognosticadj

Pertaining to or exhibiting the power of cardiognosticism, having knowledge of a person's heart (thoughts, feelings).

cardiognosticismnoun

Mystical knowledge of, or the ability to know, a person's heart (thoughts and feelings).

cardiogramnoun

The visual output an electrocardiograph produces

cardiogrammenoun

Rare spelling of cardiogram.

cardiographnoun

electrocardiograph

cardiographicadj

Of or pertaining to, or produced by, a cardiograph.

cardiographynoun

The graphic recording of the movement, or other function of the heart as a means of diagnosis

cardiohemicadj

Relating to (the movement of) blood within the heart

cardiohepaticadj

Relating to the heart and the liver.

cardiohypertrophynoun

hypertrophy of the heart muscle

cardioidnoun

An epicycloid with exactly one cusp; the plane curve with polar equation ρ=1+ cos ,θ - approximately heart-shaped

cardioimpedancenoun

cardiac impedance

cardioinhibitionnoun

A checking or arresting of the heart's action.

cardioinhibitoryadj

restraining or limiting the heart's action.

cardiokinenoun

Any of a group of cardiokinetic protein hormones secreted by the heart

cardiokineticadj

That excites or stimulates the heart.

cardiokymographynoun

The recording of the motion of the heart by using an electrokymograph; in today's terms, a forerunner of modern cineradiography.

cardiolaminopathynoun

cardiac laminopathy

cardiologicaladj

of or pertaining to cardiology

cardiologicallyadv

In terms of cardiology; with respect to the heart.

cardiologistnoun

A physician who specializes in medical problems related to the heart.

cardiologynoun

The study of the structure, function, and disorders of the heart.

cardiolymphaticadj

Relating to the cardiovascular and lymphatic systems

cardiolysisnoun

The freeing the heart from its adhesions to the sternal periosteum, typically in adhesive mediastinopericarditis

cardiomalacianoun

A softening of the muscular walls of the heart

cardiomediastinaladj

Of the heart and the mediastinum.

cardiomegalynoun

megalocardia

cardiometabolicadj

Concerning both heart disease and metabolic disorders such as diabetes

cardiometabolicallyadv

In a cardiometabolic manner

cardiometabolismnoun

cardiometabolic disease

cardiometametabolicadj

Relating to cardiac activity and to metametabolism

cardiometrynoun

measurement of the heart, as by percussion or auscultation

cardiomicrovascularadj

cardiac and microvascular

cardiomodulatoryadj

That modulates the functioning of the heart

cardiomorphogenesisnoun

morphogenesis of the heart

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