cardiovascular
adjective
Simple meaning
Of or about or involving the heart and blood vessels.
Pronunciation
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IPA pronunciation (US)
kɑɹdioʊˈvæskjəlɚ
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Definition
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adjective
Of or pertaining to or involving the heart and blood vessels
Relating to the circulatory system, that is the heart and blood vessels.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- B2 · Upper Intermediate
- Frequency
- Moderately Common
- Typical Use
- Neutral / general English
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
This meaning: Of or pertaining to or involving the heart and blood vessels
Used this way, cardiovascular is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- No strong connotation
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
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Word Family
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Compound terms
Established multiword terms.
A disease of the heart or blood vessels.
The organs and tissues involved in circulating blood and lymph through the body.
Related Words
Connected to the same idea, not synonyms.
- cardiacadjective
- respiratoryadjective
- ldlnoun
- vascularadjective
- cardiologynoun
- atherosclerosisnoun
- infarctionnoun
- hypertensionnoun
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