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cardiothoracic

adj

Meaning

  1. Of or pertaining to both the heart and the chest

Etymology / origin

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱerd- Proto-Indo-European *ḱḗr Proto-Indo-European *ḱr̥díyeh₂ Proto-Hellenic *kərdíyā Ancient Greek καρδία (kardía)lbor. English cardio- English thoracic English cardiothoracic From cardio- + thoracic.

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