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# cardiac

adjective (cardiac)

«cardiac» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

To do with the heart. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cardiac/#m1)

### In the lessons

In science and health lessons, cardiac muscle is the heart muscle. In everyday life and safety, a cardiac arrest is when the heart suddenly stops; people can help by calling an ambulance, doing CPR and using a defibrillator. Phrases: cardiac arrest, cardiac surgeon, cardiac muscle.

### Examples

- A cardiac surgeon operates on hearts. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cardiac/#x1)
- Cardiac muscle never gets tired. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cardiac/#x2)
- He had a cardiac arrest, and a stranger did CPR. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cardiac/#x3)
- The hospital has a cardiac ward. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cardiac/#x4)
- Cardiac means to do with the heart. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cardiac/#x5)
- Learn where the defibrillator is in case of cardiac arrest. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cardiac/#x6)

### Note

Formal medical word. A cardiac arrest (heart stops) is different from a heart attack (blood to the heart is blocked), though people mix them up. Say «KAR-dee-ak».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «cardiac» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cardiac/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«cardiac» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/cardiac.html) on Mova free.