-cardia
Word Origin
1
a combining form occurring in compounds that denote an anomalous or undesirable action or position of the heart, as specified by the initial element:
dextrocardia; tachycardia.
Origin
perhaps orig. representing Greek kardía heart, though coincidence with the abstract noun suffix -ia has influenced sense
Related Words
- acleistocardia
- auxocardia
- bradycardia
- dexiocardia
- dextrocardia
- megalocardia
-cardia
noun combining form
tachycardia
noun combining form
ETYMOLOGY New Latin, from Greek kardia
: heart action or location (of a specified type)tachycardia
-cardia
noun combining form
(-s)
Etymology: New Latin, from Gk. kardia
1. : heart action or location (of a specified type)
< dextrocardia >
< tachycardia >
2.
a. : animal or animals having a (specified) type of heart
< Diplocardia >
< Leptocardia >
b. : heart-shaped animal — especially in generic names of mollusks
1.
< dextrocardia >
< tachycardia >
2.
a.
< Diplocardia >
< Leptocardia >
b.
-cardia
Suffix
- Used to describe conditions of the heart