cardiology
/ˌkɑːdiˈɒlədʒi/kahr-dee-O-luh-jee
/ˌkɑɹdiˈɑlədʒi/kahr-dee-AH-luh-jee
Meaningthe study of the heart
Common meaning: the medical study of heart disease
- cardithe heartLiddell & Scott, Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon (1889), p. 401 · scan
- loga word, saying; reckoning, reasonLiddell & Scott, Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon (1889), p. 476 · scan
- ynoun ending: study, state or act
‘the heart’ + ‘a word, saying’ → cardiology
Journey through time
Neither part’s path through time is traced in our sources yet; each root is shown from its dictionary entry.
- cardi — Greek καρδία “the heart” (dictionary form; path not traced)
- log — Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) “a word, saying; reckoning, reason” (dictionary form; path not traced)
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Greek καρδία ‘the heart’ + Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) ‘a word, saying; reckoning, reason’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Liddell & Scott, Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon (1889), entry καρδία, p. 401 · dictionary scan
Roots
- καρδία Greek “the heart”
- λόγος (lógos) Ancient Greek “a word, saying; reckoning, reason”
Related words
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