cardi
cardi — prefix
1. a shortened form of the prefix cardio-, used before a vowel sound at the start o
a shortened form of the prefix cardio-, used before a vowel sound at the start of a suffix or root. It adds the meaning 'heart' to the word it forms, as in carditis (inflammation of the heart muscle) or cardialgia (pain in or near the heart).
When Astrid's blood test showed signs of infection, the doctor explained that acute carditis was inflaming her heart muscle.
cardi- + -itis (inflammation of heart muscle)
During a routine check-up, Wei's chest X-ray revealed cardiomegaly, even though he had not felt any symptoms yet.
cardi- + -megaly (enlargement of heart)
Talía's grandfather was treated for cardialgia, which kept him awake most nights.
The emergency team worked through the night to treat a patient in cardiogenic shock after a major heart attack.
文法句型
cardi- + vowel-initial suffix
用法筆記
Frequently followed by vowel-initial suffixes such as -itis, -algia, -megaly, -genic. Do not use before consonant-initial suffixes — use cardio- in those cases (cardiology, not cardilogy).
常見錯誤
cardi — combining form
1. relating to the heart; used at the beginning of a word to form terms that descri
relating to the heart; used at the beginning of a word to form terms that describe heart conditions, medical procedures, or scientific ideas connected with the heart. For example, a cardiologist is a doctor who treats heart disease, and cardiovascular refers to the heart and blood vessels together.
Anjali visited a cardiologist after her blood pressure readings stayed high for two weeks.
cardiologist: specialist in heart medicine
After Mayumi felt dizzy at her desk, the nurse ran a cardiogram to check whether her heart's rhythm was normal.
cardiogram: recording of heart activity
Dr. Asher, a cardiothoracic surgeon, is performing a five-hour procedure to repair a damaged heart valve.
Min walks for thirty minutes every day to improve her cardiovascular fitness.
Kofi's father needed cardiopulmonary bypass surgery after three of his coronary arteries became severely blocked.
文法句型
cardi(o)- + suffix or root
用法筆記
This combining form is extremely productive in medical English. Most words beginning with cardi- or cardio- are formed from this combining form. The variant cardi- appears before vowel-initial suffixes; cardio- appears before consonant-initial suffixes.