myEtymology.com: English etymology of bradycardia

Etymology of the English word bradycardia

the English word bradycardia

using the English prefix brady-

derived from the Greek word bradus, βραδύς (slow; figuratively, dull)

using the English suffix -cardia

derived from the Greek word kardia, καρδία (heart; the heart; the thoughts or feelings (mind); also (by analogy) the middle)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *kerd-

Word found in Modern English