-cardia

English dictionary entry

Meanings

suffix
  1. Forms nouns relating to a heart condition.

Word forms

-cardia

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek κᾰρδῐ́ᾱ (kărdĭ́ā, “heart”) + -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā, suffix forming abstract nouns), equivalent to cardia + -ia.

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