Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • adjective Having origin in the heart.
  • adjective Resulting from a disease or disorder of the heart.

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  • adjective Originating in the heart
  • adjective Resulting from a disorder of the heart

Etymologies

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cardio- + -genic

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Examples

  • With dehydration you get what's called cardiogenic shock or shock and immediate heart failure.

    CNN Transcript Jan 4, 2005 2005

  • With dehydration, you get what's called cardiogenic (ph) shock, or shock and immediate heart failure.

    CNN Transcript Jan 4, 2005 2005

  • According to information we found on th, Phil suffers from a rare condition called cardiogenic syncope (which means that the heart sometimes fails to pump enough blood to the brain, resulting in the sufferer blacking out).

    Metal Hammer 2009

  • UNIDENTIFIED MALE: If I were to write a death certificate, I would say the cause of death was due to shock, which causes cardiogenic shock, or the failure of the heart as a pump.

    CNN Transcript Dec 25, 2009 2009

  • Of the 108 patients who died, the proportion with "cardiogenic shock, right ventricular failure, congestive heart failure, or myocardial infarction was higher in the aprotinin group than in the other two groups," the study said.

    Bayer Antibleeding Drug Takes Hit 2008

  • UNIDENTIFIED MALE: If I were to write a death certificate, I would say the cause of death was due to shock, which causes cardiogenic (ph) shock, or the failure of the heart as a pump.

    CNN Transcript Mar 22, 2008 2008

  • UNIDENTIFIED MALE: If I were to write a death certificate, I would say the cause of death was due to shock, which causes cardiogenic shock, or the failure of the heart as a pump.

    CNN Transcript Dec 25, 2008 2008

  • UNIDENTIFIED MALE: If I were to write a death certificate, I would say the cause of death was due to shock, which causes cardiogenic (ph) shock, or the failure of the heart as a pump.

    CNN Transcript Mar 23, 2008 2008

  • UNIDENTIFIED MALE: If I were to write a death certificate, I would say the cause of death was due to shock, which causes cardiogenic shock, or the failure of the heart as a pump.

    CNN Transcript Dec 20, 2008 2008

  • UNIDENTIFIED MALE: If I were to write a death certificate, I would say the cause of death was due to shock, which causes cardiogenic (ph) shock, or the failure of the heart as a pump.

    CNN Transcript Dec 23, 2007 2007

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