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postcardiac

postcardiac adjective: following cardiac injury or disease.

Adjective

postcardiac (not comparable)

  1. Following cardiac injury or disease
    • The control groups generally comprised patients with malignancy, tuberculosis, parapneumonic effusion, pulmonary embolism, hepatic hydrothorax, postcardiac injury syndrome, collagen disease, and other conditions.2015 August 6, “Diagnostic Accuracy of Natriuretic Peptides for Heart Failure in Patients with Pleural Effusion: A Systematic Review and Updated Meta-Analysis”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of postcardiac

From post- + cardiac.

Questions about postcardiac

What does postcardiac mean?
Postcardiac means following cardiac injury or disease.
What part of speech is postcardiac?
Postcardiac is an adjective.

Words near postcardiac in the dictionary

  1. postcaptain
  2. postcaptains
  3. postcapture
  4. postcard
  5. postcarded
  6. postcardiac
  7. postcardial
  8. postcardinal
  9. postcarding
  10. postcardiotomy
  11. postcardioversion

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