cardiology
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cardiology
The branch of internal medicine that deals with the study, diagnosis, and treatment of diseases of the heart and circulatory system.
Nach seinem Herzinfarkt wurde er in der Abteilung für Kardiologie behandelt.
After his heart attack, he was treated in the cardiology department.
The word comes from Greek. The part 'Kardio-' means 'heart', and the ending '-logie' means 'study' or 'science'. When you see this ending, it is almost always about a field of knowledge.
Die Endung „-logie“ findet man in vielen Wissenschaften, wie Biologie oder Psychologie.
The ending '-logie' is found in many sciences, such as biology or psychology.
If you know 'Kardiologie' (cardiology), you can easily derive the person and the adjective. The specialist is 'der Kardiologe' (or 'die Kardiologin'), and anything related to the field is 'kardiologisch' (cardiological).
Sie hat einen Termin bei einer Kardiologin.
She has an appointment with a cardiologist.
In a hospital context, 'Kardiologie' (cardiology) is often used as the name of a department. Typical formulations are 'Abteilung für Kardiologie' (department of cardiology) or simply 'die Kardiologie' (cardiology/the cardiology department).
Der Patient wurde auf die Station der Kardiologie verlegt.
The patient was moved to the cardiology ward.
