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CARDIOLOGY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does cardiology mean? 

CARDIOLOGY (noun)
  The noun CARDIOLOGY has 1 sense:

1. the branch of medicine dealing with the heart and its diseasesplay

  Familiarity information: CARDIOLOGY used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


CARDIOLOGY (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

The branch of medicine dealing with the heart and its diseases

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("cardiology" is a kind of...):

medical specialty; medicine (the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques)

Derivation:

cardiologic (of or relating to or used in or practicing cardiology)

cardiologist (a specialist in cardiology; a specialist in the structure and function and disorders of the heart)


 Context examples 


The CNS usually has a specialty practice area such as diabetes, cardiology, respiratory, pediatrics or psychiatric-mental health.

(Certified Nurse Specialist, NCI Thesaurus)



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