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cardioprotection

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The prevention, delay or reduction of myocardial injury, especially that caused by ischemia

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: cardiology, medicine, sciences

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Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱerd- Proto-Indo-European *ḱḗr Proto-Indo-European *ḱr̥díyeh2 Proto-Hellenic *kərdíyā Ancient Greek καρδία (kardía)lbor. English cardio- Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *pér Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *pró Proto-Indo-European *pro- Proto-Italic *pro- Latin pro- Proto-Indo-European *(s)teg-der. Proto-Italic *tegō Latin tegō Latin prōtegō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Late Latin prōtēctiōder. Old Frenchbor. Middle English English protection English cardioprotection From cardio- + protection.