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
Bruce Japsen, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
Doctors employed by Kaiser Permanente Colorado who specialize in cardiology, orthopedics and general surgery began leaving Saint Joseph Hospital in Denver and Good Samaritan Hospital in Lafayette between January and April.
—Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 21 May 2025
Brooke Aggarwal, an associate professor of medical sciences in the division of cardiology at the Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, said the researchers focused on a really critical period in women’s lives to suggest intervention.
—Linda Carroll, NBC news, 16 May 2025
His fellowship in cardiology and interventional cardiology was completed at Lahey Hospital and Medical Center in Burlington, Massachusetts.
—Christin Lazerus, Chicago Tribune, 4 May 2025
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“Cardiology.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cardiology. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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