What Is Cardio in Latin
Before Vowels Cardi-, Word-Forming Element Meaning “Pertaining to the Heart, ” from Latinized Form of Greek Kardia “Heart, ” from Pie Root *Kerd- “Heart. ”What...
before vowels cardi-, word-forming element meaning “pertaining to the heart,” from Latinized form of Greek kardia “heart,” from PIE root *kerd- “heart.”
What does the Greek root cardio mean?
The root of echocardioogram is cardio. It means heart.
Where did the word cardiovascular come from?
cardiovascular (adj.) also cardio-vascular, “pertaining to both the heart and the blood vessels,” 1870, from cardio- + vascular. Cardiovascular system is recorded by 1918.