acardia | (noun) congenital absence of the heart (as in the development of some monsters) | - |
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angiocardiogram | (noun) a series of X rays representing the action of the heart and its blood vessels after the injection of a radiopaque substance | - |
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ballistocardiogram | (noun) a graphical recording made by a ballistocardiograph | - |
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ballistocardiograph | (noun) a medical instrument that measures the mechanical force of cardiac contractions and the amount of blood passing through the heart during a specified period by measuring the recoil of the body as blood is pumped from the ventricles | Synonyms: cardiograph |
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bradycardia | (noun) abnormally slow heartbeat | - |
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card | (noun) one of a set of small pieces of stiff paper marked in various ways and used for playing games or for telling fortunes | - |
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(noun) a printed circuit that can be inserted into expansion slots in a computer to increase the computer's capabilities | Synonyms: add-in, board, circuit board, circuit card, plug-in |
(noun) a rectangular piece of stiff paper used to send messages (may have printed greetings or pictures) | - |
(noun) a card certifying the identity of the bearer | Synonyms: identity card |
(noun) a sign posted in a public place as an advertisement | Synonyms: bill, notice, placard, poster, posting |
(noun) (baseball) a list of batters in the order in which they will bat | Synonyms: batting order, lineup |
(noun) a printed or written greeting that is left to indicate that you have visited | Synonyms: calling card, visiting card |
(noun) a list of dishes available at a restaurant | Synonyms: bill of fare, carte, carte du jour, menu |
(noun) (golf) a record of scores (as in golf) | Synonyms: scorecard |
(noun) a witty amusing person who makes jokes | Synonyms: wag, wit |
(noun) thin cardboard, usually rectangular | - |
cardamom | (noun) aromatic seeds used as seasoning like cinnamon and cloves especially in pickles and barbecue sauces | Synonyms: cardamon, cardamum |
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(noun) rhizomatous herb of India having aromatic seeds used as seasoning | Synonyms: cardamon, Elettaria cardamomum |
cardamon | (noun) aromatic seeds used as seasoning like cinnamon and cloves especially in pickles and barbecue sauces | Synonyms: cardamom, cardamum |
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(noun) rhizomatous herb of India having aromatic seeds used as seasoning | Synonyms: cardamom, Elettaria cardamomum |
cardamum | (noun) aromatic seeds used as seasoning like cinnamon and cloves especially in pickles and barbecue sauces | Synonyms: cardamom, cardamon |
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cardboard | (noun) a stiff moderately thick paper | Synonyms: composition board |
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cardcase | (noun) a small case for carrying business cards | - |
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cardcastle | (noun) an unstable construction with playing cards | Synonyms: card-house, cardhouse, house of cards |
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cardholder | (noun) a player who holds a card or cards in a card game | - |
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(noun) a person who holds a credit card or debit card | - |
cardhouse | (noun) an unstable construction with playing cards | Synonyms: card-house, cardcastle, house of cards |
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cardia | (noun) the opening into the stomach and that part of the stomach connected to the esophagus | - |
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cardigan | (noun) knitted jacket that is fastened up the front with buttons or a zipper | - |
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cardinal | (noun) crested thick-billed North American finch having bright red plumage in the male | Synonyms: cardinal grosbeak, Cardinalis cardinalis, redbird, Richmondena Cardinalis |
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(noun) a variable color averaging a vivid red | Synonyms: carmine |
(noun) (Roman Catholic Church) one of a group of more than 100 prominent bishops in the Sacred College who advise the Pope and elect new Popes | - |
(noun) the number of elements in a mathematical set; denotes a quantity but not the order | Synonyms: cardinal number |
cardinalate | (noun) the office of cardinal | Synonyms: cardinalship |
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(noun) (Roman Catholic Church) the body of all cardinals of the church; elects and advises the pope | Synonyms: College of Cardinals, Sacred College, Sacred College of Cardinals |
cardinalfish | (noun) small red fishes of coral reefs and inshore tropical waters | - |
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cardinality | (noun) (mathematics) the number of elements in a set or group (considered as a property of that grouping) | - |
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cardinalship | (noun) the office of cardinal | Synonyms: cardinalate |
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cardiogram | (noun) a graphical recording of the cardiac cycle produced by an electrocardiograph | Synonyms: ECG, EKG, electrocardiogram |
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cardiograph | (noun) medical instrument that records electric currents associated with contractions of the heart | Synonyms: electrocardiograph |
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(noun) a medical instrument that measures the mechanical force of cardiac contractions and the amount of blood passing through the heart during a specified period by measuring the recoil of the body as blood is pumped from the ventricles | Synonyms: ballistocardiograph |
cardiography | (noun) diagnostic procedure consisting of recording the activity of the heart electronically with a cardiograph (and producing a cardiogram) | Synonyms: electrocardiography |
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cardioid | (noun) an epicycloid in which the rolling circle equals the fixed circle | - |
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cardiologist | (noun) a specialist in cardiology; a specialist in the structure and function and disorders of the heart | Synonyms: heart specialist, heart surgeon |
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cardiology | (noun) the branch of medicine dealing with the heart and its diseases | - |
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cardiomegaly | (noun) an abnormal enlargement of the heart | Synonyms: enlarged heart, megacardia, megalocardia |
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cardiomyopathy | (noun) a disorder (usually of unknown origin) of the heart muscle (myocardium) | Synonyms: myocardiopathy |
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cardiopathy | (noun) a disease of the heart | Synonyms: heart disease |
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cardiospasm | (noun) a spasm of the cardiac sphincter (between the esophagus and the stomach); if the cardiac sphincter does not relax during swallowing the passage of food into the stomach is obstructed | - |
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carditis | (noun) inflammation of the heart | - |
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cardoon | (noun) only parts eaten are roots and especially stalks (blanched and used as celery); related to artichokes | - |
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(noun) southern European plant having spiny leaves and purple flowers cultivated for its edible leafstalks and roots | Synonyms: Cynara cardunculus |
cardroom | (noun) a room for gambling on card games | - |
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cards | (noun) a game played with playing cards | Synonyms: card game |
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cardsharp | (noun) a professional card player who makes a living by cheating at card games | Synonyms: card shark, card sharp, card sharper, cardsharper, sharper, sharpie, sharpy |
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cardsharper | (noun) a professional card player who makes a living by cheating at card games | Synonyms: card shark, card sharp, card sharper, cardsharp, sharper, sharpie, sharpy |
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cashcard | (noun) a payment card that entitles the holder to receive cash | Synonyms: cash card |
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dextrocardia | (noun) abnormal condition where the heart is located toward the right side of the chest | - |
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discard | (noun) getting rid of something that is regarded as useless or undesirable | Synonyms: throwing away |
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(noun) (cards) the act of throwing out a useless card or of failing to follow suit | - |
(noun) anything that is cast aside or discarded | - |
echocardiogram | (noun) a graphical image of the heart produced by an echocardiograph | - |
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echocardiograph | (noun) a sonograph that creates an image of the heart and its abnormalities | - |
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echocardiography | (noun) a noninvasive diagnostic procedure that uses ultrasound to study to structure and motions of the heart | - |
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electrocardiogram | (noun) a graphical recording of the cardiac cycle produced by an electrocardiograph | Synonyms: cardiogram, ECG, EKG |
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electrocardiograph | (noun) medical instrument that records electric currents associated with contractions of the heart | Synonyms: cardiograph |
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electrocardiography | (noun) diagnostic procedure consisting of recording the activity of the heart electronically with a cardiograph (and producing a cardiogram) | Synonyms: cardiography |
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endocarditis | (noun) inflammation of the endocardium and heart valves | - |
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endocardium | (noun) the membrane that lines the cavities of the heart and forms part of the heart valves | - |
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epicardia | (noun) the short part of the esophagus extending downward from the diaphragm to the stomach | - |
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epicardium | (noun) the innermost of the two layers of the pericardium | Synonyms: visceral pericardium |
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flashcard | (noun) a card with words or numbers or pictures that is flashed to a class by the teacher | Synonyms: flash card |
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keycard | (noun) a plastic card that has a magnetically coded strip that is scanned in order to operate a mechanism | - |
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lettercard | (noun) a postcard that folds so the message is inside | - |
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megacardia | (noun) an abnormal enlargement of the heart | Synonyms: cardiomegaly, enlarged heart, megalocardia |
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megalocardia | (noun) an abnormal enlargement of the heart | Synonyms: cardiomegaly, enlarged heart, megacardia |
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myocardiopathy | (noun) a disorder (usually of unknown origin) of the heart muscle (myocardium) | Synonyms: cardiomyopathy |
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myocarditis | (noun) inflammation of the myocardium (the muscular tissue of the heart) | Synonyms: myocardial inflammation |
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myocardium | (noun) the middle muscular layer of the heart wall | - |
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pancarditis | (noun) inflammation of the entire heart (the epicardium and the myocardium and the endocardium) | - |
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pericarditis | (noun) inflammation of the pericardium | - |
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pericardium | (noun) a serous membrane with two layers that surrounds the heart | - |
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placard | (noun) a sign posted in a public place as an advertisement | Synonyms: bill, card, notice, poster, posting |
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postcard | (noun) a card for sending messages by post without an envelope | Synonyms: mailing-card, post card, postal card |
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racecard | (noun) a program for a race meeting; lists the races and the names of the horses | - |
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scorecard | (noun) (golf) a record of scores (as in golf) | Synonyms: card |
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tachycardia | (noun) abnormally rapid heartbeat (over 100 beats per minute) | - |
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timecard | (noun) a card used with a time clock to record an employee's starting and quitting times each day | - |
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(noun) a card recording an employee's starting and quitting times each work day | - |