acardia
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin acardia, formed on Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-, “-less”) + κᾰρδῐ́ᾱ (kărdĭ́ā, “heart”) + -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā, suffix forming abstract nouns). Equivalent to a- + -cardia.
Noun
acardia (uncountable)
- A birth defect in which the heart is absent
Coordinate terms
Derived terms
Translations
birth defect in which the heart is absent
Anagrams
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.kaʁˈd͡ʒi.ɐ/ [a.kaɦˈd͡ʒi.ɐ]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /a.kaɾˈd͡ʒi.ɐ/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /a.kaʁˈd͡ʒi.ɐ/
- (Caipira) IPA(key): /a.kaɻˈd͡ʒi.ɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /a.kaʁˈd͡ʒi.a/ [a.kaɦˈd͡ʒi.a]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.kɐɾˈdi.ɐ/ [ɐ.kɐɾˈði.ɐ]
- Hyphenation: a‧car‧di‧a
Noun
acardia f (plural acardias)
- acardia (birth defect in which the heart is absent)
Further reading
- “acardia”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “acardia”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026