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 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.

Robert Thorne

Robert Thorne

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Robert Thorne covers electric vehicle innovations, autonomous driving systems, global mobility trends, and automotive engineering developments.

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