<B>cardiac muscle,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> the muscle of the heart. <BR> <I>Ex. The cardiac muscle develops in a similar way from the mesoderm around the heart, but the cells become striated and connected with one another (A. M. Winchester).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="cardiacneurosis">
<B>cardiac neurosis,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a group of symptoms associated with physical exertion, especially in soldiers, characterized by short and labored breathing, palpitation, and vertigo, but not the result of heart disease. </DL>
<B>cardialgia, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>any pain in the region near the heart. <DD><B> 2. </B><B>=heartburn.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="cardiant">
<B>cardiant, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a drug or other agent that stimulates the heart. </DL>
<A NAME="cardigan">
<B>cardigan, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a knitted jacket or sweater that opens down the front. </DL>
<A NAME="cardigan">
<B>Cardigan, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> one of two varieties of Welsh corgi, characterized by a relatively long tail. </DL>
<A NAME="cardinal">
<B>cardinal, </B>adj, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>adj. </I> <B>1. </B>of first importance; chief; principal. <BR> <I>Ex. The cardinal value of his plan is that it is simple.</I> (SYN) main. <DD><B> 2. </B>bright, rich red. <BR> <I>Ex. a cheerful cardinal sweater.</I> <DD><B> 3. </B>of or having to do with a cardinal. <DD><I>noun </I> <B>1. </B>one of the princes, or high officials, of the Roman Catholic Church, appointed by the Pope and ranking next below him. Cardinals wear red robes and hats. <BR> <I>Ex. [He] was summoned to Rome to join his fellow cardinals in selecting a successor to the late Pope (New York Times).</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>a bright, rich red. <DD><B> 3a. </B>a North American songbird; redbird; cardinal grosbeak. The male has bright-red feathers marked with a little gray and black. It is a kind of finch. <DD><B> b. </B>any one of certain related birds. <DD><B> 4. </B><B>=cardinal number.</B> <DD><B> 5. </B>a short, hooded cloak, originally scarlet, worn by women. adv. <B>cardinally.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="cardinalate">
<B>cardinalate, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>the position or rank of a cardinal. <DD><B> 2. </B>the Sacred College of cardinals. </DL>
<B>cardinal bishop,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a member of the highest order of cardinal in the Sacred College of the Roman Catholic Church. </DL>
<A NAME="cardinaldeacon">
<B>cardinal deacon,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a member of the third and lowest order of cardinal in the Sacred College of the Roman Catholic Church. </DL>
<A NAME="cardinalfish">
<B>cardinal fish,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> any one of a genus of tropical, marine fish, often bright red. </DL>
<A NAME="cardinalflower">
<B>cardinal flower,</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>the large, bright-red flower of an eastern and central North American plant. <DD><B> 2. </B>the plant it grows on, which belongs to the lobelia family. </DL>
<B>cardinalic, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of or having to do with the office of a cardinal. </DL>
<A NAME="cardinalism">
<B>cardinalism, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the system of the College of Cardinals. noun <B>cardinalist.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="cardinalitial">
<B>cardinalitial, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of or having to do with a cardinal or cardinals; having the rank of cardinal. </DL>
<A NAME="cardinality">
<B>cardinality, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>the condition or property of being expressible in quantity. <DD><B> 2. </B>the size of a mathematical set, without regard to the kinds of elements contained in the set. <BR> <I>Ex. Whenever we add one more member to an infinite set we do not get a set of greater cardinality, only one of equal cardinality (Scientific American).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="cardinalnumber">
<B>cardinal number</B> or <B>numeral,</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a number that shows how many are meant. One, two, three, and four are cardinal numbers; first, second, third, and fourth are ordinal numbers. <DD><B> 2. </B>a number that expresses the size of a mathematical set, or how many elements it contains, without regard to the kinds of elements it contains; number that expresses cardinality. </DL>
<A NAME="cardinalpoints">
<B>cardinal points,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> any one of the four main directions of the compass; north, south, east, west. </DL>
<A NAME="cardinalpriest">
<B>cardinal priest,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a member of the second order of cardinal in the Sacred College of the Roman Catholic Church. </DL>
<A NAME="cardinalred">
<B>cardinal red,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a bright-red color. </DL>
<A NAME="cardinalred">
<B>cardinal-red, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of a bright red (darker than that of a cardinal's dress). </DL>
<A NAME="cardinalship">
<B>cardinalship, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>the state of being a cardinal. <DD><B> 2. </B>the rank, office, or term of a cardinal. </DL>
<B>cardinal virtues,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> prudence, fortitude, temperance, and justice. They were considered by the ancient philosophers to be the basic qualities of a good character. Faith, hope, and charity, which are known as the theological virtues, are often included with them. </DL>
<A NAME="cardindex">
<B>card index,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a file of cards referring to separate books, pictures, or other items in a collection, so arranged as to aid in finding items desired; card file; card catalog. <BR> <I>Ex. [He] and his people have built up a card index with details of every one of the 10,000 people around the church (Manchester Guardian).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="cardindex">
<B>card-index, </B>transitive verb.<DL COMPACT><DD> to list in a card index; make a card for. <BR> <I>Ex. We card-indexed every loan and sent receipts to every lender (New Yorker).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="cardines">
<B>cardines, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> plural of <B>cardo.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="carding">
<B>carding, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the cleaning and straightening of the fibers of wool, cotton, flax, and the like, for spinning. </DL>
<B>carding machine,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a machine for carding wool, cotton, flax, or the like. <BR> <I>Ex. Cotton carding machines 75 years ago used stationary flats to help them disentangle and arrange cotton fibers (Science News Letter).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="cardio">
<B>cardio-,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (combining form.) <DD><B> 1. </B>the heart. <BR> <I>Ex. Cardiology = the science of the heart.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>the heart and ______. <BR> <I>Ex. Cardiovascular = relating to the heart and blood vessels.</I> </DL>
<A NAME="cardiogenic">
<B>cardiogenic, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> originating in the heart. <BR> <I>Ex. These two were among twelve who were in cardiogenic shock (almost complete circulatory collapse), a condition that carries a forbidding mortality of 80% or more (Time).</I> </DL>
<B>cardiography, </B>noun, pl. <B>-phies.</B><B>=electrocardiography.</B></DL>
<A NAME="cardioid">
<B>cardioid, </B>noun, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> a mathematical curve shaped rather like a heart, being the path of a point on the circumference of a circle when the circle rolls around a fixed circle of equal size. <DD><I>adj. </I> having the shape of a heart. </DL>
<A NAME="cardioinhibitory">
<B>cardioinhibitory, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> tending to stop or to diminish the strength and regularity of the heartbeat. </DL>
<A NAME="cardiological">
<B>cardiological, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of or having to do with cardiology. </DL>
<A NAME="cardiologist">
<B>cardiologist, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> an expert in cardiology. <BR> <I>Ex. Cardiologists and surgeons alike have been doubtful that the new blood-vessel operations either add to the heart muscle's blood supply or help the patient (Harper's).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="cardiology">
<B>cardiology, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the branch of medicine dealing with the heart and the diagnosis and treatment of its diseases. </DL>
<A NAME="cardiomegaly">
<B>cardiomegaly, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a condition in which the heart becomes enlarged due to disease or overuse; hypertrophy of the heart. </DL>
<A NAME="cardiomyopathy">
<B>cardiomyopathy, </B>noun, pl. <B>-thies.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> any one of various diseases of the heart muscle, characterized by progressive weakness and enlargement. </DL>
<A NAME="cardiopulmonary">
<B>cardiopulmonary, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of or having to do with the heart and lungs. </DL>
<B>cardiorespiratory, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of or having to do with the action of both the heart and lungs. </DL>
<A NAME="cardiospasm">
<B>cardiospasm, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a spasm or contraction affecting the cardia and (usually) areas of the stomach and esophagus connected by the cardia. </DL>
<A NAME="cardiospastic">
<B>cardiospastic, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of or having to do with cardiospasm. </DL>
<A NAME="cardiotachometer">
<B>cardiotachometer, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> an instrument which counts heartbeats and thus indicates their rate, often used during operations to warn of heart stoppage. <BR> <I>Ex. The cardiotachometer instantly detects heart stoppage on the operating table seconds before it is recognizable to the surgeon (Newsweek).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="cardiotonic">
<B>cardiotonic, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> tending to restore or augment the tonus or degree of contraction of the cardiac muscle. <DD><I>noun </I> a cardiotonic drug. </DL>
<A NAME="cardiovascular">
<B>cardiovascular, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of or affecting both the heart and the blood vessels, as hardening of the arteries and high blood pressure. <BR> <I>Ex. research in cardiovascular diseases.</I> </DL>
