different between cardiac vs heartbeat

English

Etymology

From Middle French cardiaque, from Latin cardiacus, from Ancient Greek ????????? (kardiakós, “relating to the heart”), from ?????? (kardía, “heart”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?k??d?æk/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?k??di?æk/

Adjective

cardiac (not comparable)

1. (anatomy) Pertaining to the heart.

   the cardiac arteries

2. (anatomy) Pertaining to the cardia.
3. (medicine, archaic) Exciting action in the heart, through the medium of the stomach; cordial; stimulant.

Antonyms

• noncardiac

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Noun

cardiac (plural cardiacs)

1. A person with heart disease.
2. (dated) Heart disease.
3. (medicine) A medicine that excites action in the stomach.

Anagrams

• Accardi, Arcadic

Interlingua

Adjective

cardiac (not comparable)

1. cardiac

Romanian

Etymology

From French cardiaque, from Latin cardiacus.

Adjective

cardiac m or n (feminine singular cardiac?, masculine plural cardiaci, feminine and neuter plural cardiace)

1. cardiac

Declension

English

Etymology

From heart +? beat

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?h??t?bi?t/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?h??t?bit/, [?h???bi?]

Noun

heartbeat (plural heartbeats)

1. One pulsation of the heart; especially an irregular one, hence the emotion which causes it.

   The policeman waited for a heartbeat in vain

   He alone gives me such heartbeats

2. The rhythm at which a heart pulsates, a cardiac indicator

   If your heartbeat doesn't normalize soon, consult a doctor!

3. A driving impulse or vital force.

   Music is the heartbeat of the people.

4. A very short space of time; an instant.

   The ambulance arrived in a heartbeat.

5. (computing) A periodic signal generated by hardware or software to indicate normal operation or to synchronize other parts of a system.

Synonyms

• (rhythm at which a heart pulsates): pulse

Derived terms

• in a heartbeat

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