noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˌkɑːdiˈɒlədʒɪst/
Southern-England:Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
General-American:/ˌkɑɹdiˈɑlədʒɪst/
rhymes with -ɒlədʒɪst
CMU ARPABET:K AA2 R D IY0 AA1 L AH0 JH IH0 S T
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
A physician who specializes in medical problems related to the heart.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
a specialist in cardiology; a specialist in the structure and function and disorders of the heart
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: heart specialist, heart surgeon
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: specialist, medical specialist
History
Etymology
From cardio- + -logist.
Across languages
Translations
46 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Armenian:
սրտաբան
(srtaban)
— physician
Azerbaijani:
kardioloq
— physician
Belarusian:
кардыёлаг
(kardyjólah)
— physician
Catalan:
cardiòleg
— physician
Chinese Mandarin:
心臟病學家 /心脏病学家
(xīnzàngbìngxuéjiā)
— physician
Chinese Mandarin:
心臟病醫生 /心脏病医生
(xīnzàngbìng yīshēng)
— physician