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Cardiac vs. Cardio

Medical adjective (heart) versus informal noun (exercise).

The comparisoni

✗ Wrong

Running is good cardiac.

✓ Correct

Running is good cardio.

The ruleii

CARDIAC = medical heart. CARDIO = aerobic exercise.

CARDIAC is the clinical adjective — cardiac arrest, cardiac muscle. CARDIO is informal shorthand for aerobic exercise (running, cycling) that raises the heart rate.

Memory aidiii

Remember it like this

Hospital: cardiac. Gym: cardio.

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