cardiology
noun
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The Heart of Cardiology
The root card- (closely related to cord) shows up in many heart-related words. Cardiologists frequently find themselves studying cardiograms, the charts of heart activity, made by machines called cardiographs. Heart attacks, and deaths caused by them, have both declined as a result of better medical emergency procedures, cholesterol-lowering drugs, and a decline in smoking. But the factors likely to actually improve heart health, such as better diets and more cardiovascular exercise (exercise, such as running, that improves the heart and blood vessels), haven't made any progress at all. So we should all be prepared to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation (an emergency procedure done on someone whose heart has stopped, to get the heart and lungs working again).
Examples of cardiology in a Sentence
Nina Agrawal, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2025
The corps provides lifesaving activities such as surgical and post-operative care for trauma, emergency maternal and newborn care, neonatal intensive care and pediatrics, orthopedics, pulmonology and cardiology care, Bernhardt said.
—Michael Collins, USA TODAY, 1 Feb. 2025
The cardiology team made a small puncture of David’s right radial artery and threaded a catheter up into his coronary arteries.
—Budd Shenkin, The Mercury News, 9 Jan. 2025
If your care involves medications prescribed by multiple healthcare providers, cardiac-specific medications should only be discontinued/held/changed by your cardiology providers.
—Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 1 Dec. 2024
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“Cardiology.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cardiology. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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