c. 1600, from French cardiaque (14c.) or directly from Latin cardiacus, from Greek kardiakos "pertaining to the heart," from kardia "heart," from PIE root *kerd- (1) "heart" (see heart (n.)). Cardiac arrest is attested from 1950.
Greek kardia also could mean "stomach" and Latin cardiacus "pertaining to the stomach." This terminology continues somewhat in modern medicine. Confusion of heart and nearby digestive organs also is reflected in Breton kalon "heart," from Old French cauldun "bowels," and English heartburn for "indigestion."
中文解释
1. heart => card- "heart".
实用例句
1. He died of cardiac arrest after snorting cocaine.
他死于吸食可卡因之后的心脏停搏。来自柯林斯例句
2. She was given artificial respiration and cardiac massage.
有人给她做了人工呼吸和心脏按压。来自柯林斯例句
3. They managed to revive the injured driver with cardiac massage.
