cardio-

Term: cardio-

Origin: Anc Greek καρδία /kardia (=heart) which derived  according Meletios(7th-8th cen AD)  probably from verb κραδαίνω/kradeno (=rattle, rock).

Coined: The word was stated as καρδίη/kardii (=heart) by Homer in Odyssey (Y 23)

Definition:

prefix pertaining to the heart

Runon derivatives :

cardiospasm, cardiotonic, cardiology, cardiograph, cardiogram, cardiolipin, carditis, cardiovascular, cardioaccelerator, cardiopathy, cardiotherapy, cardiomyopathy, cardiomegaly, cardiokinetic, cardiodynia, cardiac

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