Cardiorespiratory
of, relating to, or affecting the heart and respiratory system.
Historical Examples
The appetite improved, the cardiorespiratory syndrome disappeared, and the child began to gain.
Scurvy Past and Present Alfred Fabian Hess
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- Cardioschisis
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- Cardioselectivity
cardioselectivity cardioselectivity car·di·o·se·lec·tiv·i·ty (kär’dē-ō-sĭ-lěk’tĭv’ĭ-tē, -sē’lěk-) n. The relatively predominant cardiovascular effect of a drug that has many pharmacologic effects. car’di·o·se·lec’tive (-sĭ-lěk’tĭv) adj.
- Cardiospasm
failure of the muscle fibers at the lower end of the esophagus to relax, resulting in swallowing difficulty and regurgitation. cardiospasm car·di·o·spasm (kär’dē-ə-spāz’əm) n. See esophageal achalasia.
- Cardiosphygmograph
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