Cardiopulmonary
/ˌkɑːrdi.oʊˈpʊl.məˌnɛri/noun
Relating to the heart and lungs.
Did you know?Cardiopulmonary is a modern medical compound built from Greek roots, the same ancient word-family that gave us both “cardiac” and “pulmonary” language for the organs that drive breath and blood.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
Greek
kardia
“heart”
Ancient Greek
Greek
pneumōn
“lung”
Late Latin
Latin
cardi- + pulmon-
“combining forms used in learned medical vocabulary”
19th Century
English
cardiopulmonary
“relating to both the heart and lungs”
Modern English
English
cardiopulmonary
“of or relating to the heart and lungs”