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| cardio- |
heart. |
| cardiogram |
the curve drawn by an electrocardiograph in recording the mechanical movements of the heart, used in the diagnosis of heart defects and disease; electrocardiogram. |
| cardiograph |
an instrument used to detect and record the differences in bodily electric potential that are associated with the action of the heart; electrocardiograph. |
| cardiologist |
a medical doctor who specializes in the workings and diseases of the heart. |
| cardiology |
the medical study of the heart, its normal functioning, and its diseases. |
| cardiomyopathy |
chronic disease of the heart muscle. |
| cardiopulmonary |
of or pertaining to the heart and lungs. |
| cardiorespiratory |
of or pertaining to the heart and respiratory system. |
| cardiovascular |
of or pertaining to the heart and blood vessels. |
| cholinesterase |
an enzyme found in the heart, brain, and blood that hydrolyzes acetylcholine to acetic acid and choline, to block the transmission of nerve impulses. |
| cineraria |
a cultivated plant having heart-shaped leaves and clusters of bright daisylike flowers. [1/2 definitions] |
| circulatory |
of or pertaining to the circulatory system, the system of bodily organs, including the heart, arteries, and veins, that send blood and lymph throughout the body and return it, no longer containing oxygen, to the heart. [1/2 definitions] |
| cockle |
any of a number of round or heart-shaped, often edible, mollusks with two hinged shells. [1/5 definitions] |
| cordate |
resembling the conventional symbol for the heart in shape, as certain leaves. |
| cordial |
invigorating, esp. for the heart. [1/4 definitions] |
| coronary |
of or pertaining to the heart or the blood vessels that supply it. [3/5 definitions] |
| coronary insufficiency |
a medical condition in which the heart muscle does not receive enough oxygenated blood, resulting in angina pectoris or heart failure. |
| cyclamen |
any of various plants of the primrose family that bear brightly colored flowers and heart-shaped leaves. |
| defibrillate |
to stop the fibrillation of (a heart), usu. by administering electric shock. |
| diastole |
in physiology, the normal rhythmic expansion of the heart chambers, during which the chambers fill with blood. (Cf. systole.) |
| digitalis |
a heart stimulant derived from the dried leaves of the foxglove plant. [1/2 definitions] |
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