cardiaco
cardiac
adjective kahr-DEE-ah-koh Less Common
Origin: from Greek kardiakós (of the heart)
Also means
heart-related
Usage Note
Cardiaco relates to the heart, as in arresto cardiaco (cardiac arrest); the masculine plural is cardiaci. Note the irregular feminine plural cardiache keeps the hard 'k' sound with the added 'h'.
Examples
"Soffre di problemi cardiaci."
Natural Translation
He suffers from heart problems.
Literal Translation
He-suffers of problems cardiac.
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