Cardiac
7 lettersadjectivemoderateUpdated June 2026
Definition
Relating to or affecting the heart. It is commonly used in medical contexts to describe heart-related conditions or procedures.
“The patient was rushed to hospital suffering from cardiac arrest.”
Pronunciation
IPA
/ˈkɑːdɪæk/
Syllables
car·di·ac
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Wordle
Contains two instances of the letter A and two of C; note the -IAC ending
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Scrabble
Worth 12 points; medical terminology can catch opponents off guard
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