Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Of, relating to, or involving the heart and the blood vessels.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Relating to both the heart and the blood-vessels.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Of or pertaining to or involving the heart and blood vessels.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Relating to the
circulatory system , that is theheart andblood vessels .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective of or pertaining to or involving the heart and blood vessels
Etymologies
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Examples
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If the Shanahans think Grossman is so superior in cardiovascular preparation and in the running of the two-minute offense that he gives them such a great chance to win, then go ahead and put Grossman out there full-time as the starter.
Mike Shanahan's benching of Donovan McNabb is completely dumb by Michael Wilbon 2010
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Orexigen said the FDA sent it a complete response letter outlining concerns about the long-term cardiovascular safety of the drug.
Orexigen Tanks As FDA Nixes Obesity Drug Application MarketNewsVideo.com 2011
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The FDA rejected Contrave, from Orexigen and Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., late last month, requesting another clinical trial to study the drug's long-term cardiovascular risk.
Orexigen Cuts Jobs After Contrave Rejection Nathan Becker 2011
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- Significant improvements in cardiovascular, metabolic and inflammatory risk factors among patients treated with Qnexa;
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Obese children are at high risk for type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease but the contribution of childhood obesity to long-term cardiovascular risk, independent of adult weight, has never been clearly established, researchers said.
Losing Baby Fat Lowers Heart Risks Later Ann Lukits 2011
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But most peoplescientists includedare astonished to realize that most of our antibiotics to combat infections, chemotherapy drugs against cancer, psychotropic drugs which modify mood disorders, and many advances in cardiovascular treatments and procedures were stumbled upon.
A Q&A with Morton A Meyers about Happy Accidents: Serendipity in Modern Medical Breakthroughs 2010
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Others say that the more important contributor to the rise in cardiovascular disease is simply over-consumption of food, salty or not, and the obesity epidemic.
Dietary Guidelines may reduce allowance for salt and sodium Post 2010
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Patients taking Qnexa also achieved significant improvements in cardiovascular and metabolic risk factors including blood pressure, lipid levels, and type 2 diabetes.
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Nevertheless, says Stephen Daniels, pediatrician-in-chief at Children ' s Hospital, Denver, the findings are part of an emerging and increasingly consistent picture where lifestyle starting early in life is a very important factor for long-term cardiovascular health.
Predicting Heart Health in Children Ron Winslow 2010
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To do this, they relied only on insurance claims and hospitalization rates; they had no data on the prevalence of recurrent tonsillitis or long-term cardiovascular morbidity from obstructive sleep apnea.
In Defense of Physician Autonomy Saul Greenfield 2010
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