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cardiology

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • /ˌkɑː(ɹ)diˈɒlədʒi/
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  • rhymes with -ɒlədʒi
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1

noun

Meaning 1

The study of the structure, function, and disorders of the heart.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

Topics: medicine, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

the branch of medicine dealing with the heart and its diseases

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: medicine, medical specialty

History

Etymology

From cardio- + -logy.

Across languages

Translations

42 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: طِبّ اَلْقَلْب (ṭibb al-qalb) — study of the structure of the heart
  • Armenian: սրտաբանություն (srtabanutʻyun) — study of the structure of the heart
  • Asturian: cardioloxía — study of the structure of the heart
  • Azerbaijani: kardiologiya — study of the structure of the heart
  • Belarusian: кардыяло́гія (kardyjalóhija) — study of the structure of the heart
  • Catalan: cardiologia — study of the structure of the heart
  • Chinese Mandarin: 心臟內科 /心脏内科 (xīnzàngnèikē) — study of the structure of the heart
  • Chinese Mandarin: 心臟病學 /心脏病学 (xīnzàngbìngxué) — study of the structure of the heart
  • Czech: kardiologie — study of the structure of the heart
  • Danish: kardiologi — study of the structure of the heart
  • Dutch: cardiologie — study of the structure of the heart
  • Finnish: kardiologia — study of the structure of the heart
  • French: cardiologie — study of the structure of the heart
  • Galician: cardioloxía — study of the structure of the heart
  • Georgian: კარდიოლოგია (ḳardiologia) — study of the structure of the heart
  • German: Kardiologie — study of the structure of the heart
  • Greek: καρδιολογία (kardiología) — study of the structure of the heart
  • Hindi: हृदयशास्त्र (hŕdayśāstra) — study of the structure of the heart
  • Hungarian: kardiológia — study of the structure of the heart
  • Indonesian: kardiologi — study of the structure of the heart
  • Irish: cairdeolaíocht — study of the structure of the heart
  • Italian: cardiologia — study of the structure of the heart
  • Japanese: 循環器学 (junkankigaku) — study of the structure of the heart
  • Kannada: ಹೃದಯಶಾಸ್ತ್ರ (hṛdayaśāstra) — study of the structure of the heart
  • Kazakh: кардиология (kardiologiä) — study of the structure of the heart
  • Khmer: ហទយវិទ្យា — study of the structure of the heart
  • Korean: 심장병학 (simjangbyeonghak) — study of the structure of the heart
  • Latvian: kardioloģija — study of the structure of the heart
  • Malay: kardiologi — study of the structure of the heart
  • Malay: kaji jantung — study of the structure of the heart
  • Polish: kardiologia — study of the structure of the heart
  • Portuguese: cardiologia — study of the structure of the heart
  • Romanian: cardiologie — study of the structure of the heart
  • Russian: кардиоло́гия (kardiológija) — study of the structure of the heart
  • Serbo-Croatian: kardiologija — study of the structure of the heart
  • Spanish: cardiología — study of the structure of the heart
  • Swedish: kardiologi — study of the structure of the heart
  • Tagalog: palapusuan — study of the structure of the heart
  • Ukrainian: кардіоло́гія (kardiolóhija) — study of the structure of the heart
  • Uzbek: kardiologiya — study of the structure of the heart
  • Vietnamese: bệnh học tim — study of the structure of the heart
  • Vietnamese: khoa tim — study of the structure of the heart
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