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-cardia

-cardia suffix: forms nouns relating to a heart condition.

Suffix

-cardia (noun-forming suffix)

  1. Forms nouns relating to a heart condition.

Origin of -cardia

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek κᾰρδῐ́ᾱ (kărdĭ́ā, “heart”) + -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā, suffix forming abstract nouns), equivalent to cardia + -ia.

Questions about -cardia

What does -cardia mean?
-cardia means forms nouns relating to a heart condition.
What part of speech is -cardia?
-cardia is a suffix.

Words near -cardia in the dictionary

  1. -cain-
  2. -caine
  3. -calci-
  4. -campsis
  5. -capone
  6. -cardia
  7. -care
  8. -carnil
  9. -carp
  10. -carpic
  11. -carpous

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