CARDIOPULMONARY

cardiopulmonary, cardiorespiratory

(adjective) of or pertaining to or affecting both the heart and the lungs and their functions; “cardiopulmonary resuscitation”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

cardiopulmonary (not comparable)

(medicine) Of or pertaining to both the heart and the lungs.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

5 February 2025

CARE

(noun) activity involved in maintaining something in good working order; “he wrote the manual on car care”


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Coffee Trivia

The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.

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