Cardiologic

Part of speech: adjective

Definitions

1. Concerning the field of medicine that deals with heart disorders and their treatments
2. Pertaining to the study and care of cardiovascular system ailments
3. Connected to the branch of medicine focused on diagnosing and treating heart conditions

Etymology: "Cardiologic" is a plain English formation: "cardiology" with the adjective ending "-ic" attached. The noun "cardiology" was built from Greek roots. "Cardio-" comes from Ancient Greek "kardia", meaning "heart", a word that has descended from a Proto-Indo-European root for the organ. The second element, "-logy", comes from Ancient Greek "logos", meaning "word", "speech" or "study", and reached English by way of Latin and French. Joined together, "cardiology" means the study of the heart. The suffix "-ic" entered the picture through Latin "-icus", which English took in through Old French "-ique" and Middle English "-ic". In practice, "cardiologic" is a rarer variant of the more common "cardiological", which adds the "-al" ending from Latin "-alis" to the same base. Both forms describe something relating to the study and treatment of heart conditions.

Synonyms: cardiological