As a noun cardiopathy

is (medicine) any disease or disorder of the heart.

As an adjective cardiopathic is

of or pertaining to cardiopathy.

As nouns the difference between disease and cardiopathy

is that disease is an abnormal condition of the body or mind that causes discomfort or dysfunction; distinct from injury insofar as the latter is usually instantaneously acquired while cardiopathy is any disease or disorder of the heart.

As a verb disease

is to cause unease; to annoy, irritate.

In medicine terms the difference between disorder and cardiopathy

is that disorder is a physical or psychical malfunction while cardiopathy is any disease or disorder of the heart.

As nouns the difference between disorder and cardiopathy

is that disorder is absence of order; state of not being arranged in an orderly manner while cardiopathy is any disease or disorder of the heart.

As nouns the difference between heart and cardiopathy

is that heart is (anatomy) a muscular organ that pumps blood through the body, traditionally thought to be the seat of emotion while cardiopathy is (medicine) any disease or disorder of the heart.

As a verb heart

is (transitive|poetic|or|humorous) to be fond of often bracketed or abbreviated with a heart symbol.

As nouns the difference between opposite and counterflow

is that opposite is something opposite or contrary to another while counterflow is a flow in the opposite direction; or the flow of two fluids in opposite directions.

As an adjective opposite

is located directly across from something else, or from each other.

As an adverb opposite

is in an opposite position.

As a preposition opposite

is facing, or across from.

As a verb counterflow is

to flow in the opposite direction.

As nouns the difference between direction and counterflow

is that direction is the action of directing; pointing (something) or looking towards while counterflow is a flow in the opposite direction; or the flow of two fluids in opposite directions.

As a verb counterflow is

to flow in the opposite direction.

As nouns the difference between institutionalism and institutionalist

is that institutionalism is adherence to the established religion, or to established codes of conduct while institutionalist is an adherent of institutionalism in various senses.

As an adjective institutionalist is

of, pertaining to, or following institutionalism.

As nouns the difference between athlete and ironman

is that athlete is a participant in a group of sporting activities which includes track and field, road running, cross country running and racewalking while ironman is an extremely tough and strong athlete, especially one who competes in extreme athletic competitions or in a large number of games consecutively.

As nouns the difference between bike and ironman

is that bike is a short form of bicycle or bike can be (scotland|northern england) a nest of wasps or hornets while ironman is an extremely tough and strong athlete, especially one who competes in extreme athletic competitions or in a large number of games consecutively.

As a verb bike

is to ride a bike.

As a proper noun marathon

is a town in attica, greece, the site of the victory in 490 bc of heavily outnumbered athenians against persians.

As a noun ironman is

an extremely tough and strong athlete, especially one who competes in extreme athletic competitions or in a large number of games consecutively.