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Cardiac

2 stages from Greek to English.

Today it means relating to the heart
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Stage 1 of 2
kardiakos
Greek · ancient
"relating to the heart"
relating to the heart, from kardia (heart)
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Stage 2 of 2
cardiac
English · 1600s
"relating to the heart"
settled as the medical word for anything relating to the heart
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