cardiology

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cardiology — noun

1. the area of medicine that focuses on how the heart works and on finding and trea

1.名詞C1
釋義

the area of medicine that focuses on how the heart works and on finding and treating heart disease

例句

Apinya began studying cardiology after her father survived a heart attack.

study cardiology

The hospital's cardiology department treats children with serious heart problems.

collocation: cardiology department

同義詞
  • cardiovascular medicine

    broader and more technical, often including blood-vessel care as well as the heart

  • cardiac medicine

    less common label that stresses treatment more than the academic discipline

  • heart medicine

    plain-English description, not the standard technical term used in training

文法句型

study cardiology

specialize in cardiology

department of cardiology

用法筆記

Usually uncountable. Use it for the medical field or specialty itself, often after verbs such as study, train in, or specialize in. For the doctor who works in this field, use cardiologist.

常見錯誤

❌My sister is a cardiology at the city hospital.
✅My sister is a cardiologist at the city hospital.
💡Cardiology is the medical field; cardiologist is the doctor.
❌He went to cardiology because his chest hurt.
✅He went to the cardiology department because his chest hurt.
💡Cardiology names the specialty, not the place by itself.