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Cardiac vs Cardiovascular - What's the difference?

cardiac | cardiovascular |

As adjectives the difference between cardiac and cardiovascular

is that cardiac is pertaining to the heart while cardiovascular is relating to the circulatory system, that is the heart and blood vessels.

As a noun cardiac

is a person with heart disease.

cardiac

English

Adjective

(-)
  • Pertaining to the heart.
    • the cardiac arteries
  • Pertaining to the cardia.
  • (medicine, archaic) Exciting action in the heart, through the medium of the stomach; cordial; stimulant.

    • Derived terms

    * cardiac arrest * cardiac muscle * cardiac plexus * cardiac tamponade

    Related terms

    * acardiac * cardiology * cardiopulmonary resuscitation * courage * endocardium * myocardium * pericardium

    Antonyms

    * noncardiac

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A person with heart disease.
  • (medicine) A medicine that excites action in the stomach.
    • (Webster 1913)

    Anagrams

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    cardiovascular

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Relating to the circulatory system, that is the heart and blood vessels.