# cardiovascular
## English
### Etymology

From cardio- +‎ vascular.

### Pronunciation

* (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˌkɑːdi.əʊˈvæskjʊlə(ɹ)/, /ˌkɑːdi.əʊˈvæskjələ(ɹ)/
** Audio (Southern England):(file)
* (General American, Canada) IPA: /ˌkɑɹdi.oʊˈvæskjəlɚ/
* (General Australian) IPA: /ˌkaːdi.əʉˈvæskjələ(ɹ)/

### Adjective

cardiovascular (not comparable)
* Relating to the circulatory system, that is the heart and blood vessels.
** 2015 December 4, “Patient Preferences for Biologicals in Psoriasis: Top Priority of Safety for Cardiovascular Patients”, in PLOS ONE‎, →DOI:As another interleukin 12/23 antagonist, briakinumab, was withdrawn from further development in part due to concerns about cardiovascular safety, discussion has also emerged on cardiovascular safety of ustekinumab.
** 2022 September 14, Jacqueline Howard, “Study finds potential link between daily multivitamin and improved cognition in older adults”, in CNN‎:Taking a daily multivitamin might be associated with improved brain function in older adults, a new study says, and the benefit appears to be greater for those with a history of cardiovascular disease.

#### Derived terms

* anticardiovascular
* cardiovascular disease
* cardiovascularly
* cardiovascular system
* cerebrocardiovascular
* neocardiovascular
* nephrocardiovascular
* neurocardiovascular
* noncardiovascular

#### Translations
## Catalan
### Etymology

From cardio- +‎ vascular.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central) [ˌkar.di.u.βəs.kuˈlar]
* IPA: (Balearic) [ˌkar.di.o.vəs.kuˈla]
* IPA: (Valencia) [ˌkaɾ.ði.o.vas.kuˈlaɾ]

### Adjective

cardiovascular m or f (masculine and feminine plural cardiovasculars)
* cardiovascular

### Further reading

* “cardiovascular” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
* “cardiovascular”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
* “cardiovascular” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.

## Galician
### Etymology

From cardio- +‎ vascular.

### Adjective

cardiovascular m or f (plural cardiovasculares)
* cardiovascular

### Further reading

* “cardiovascular”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025

## Portuguese
### Etymology

From cardio- +‎ vascular.

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /ˌkaʁ.d͡ʒi.o.vas.kuˈlaʁ/ [ˌkaɦ.d͡ʒɪ.o.vas.kuˈlah], (faster pronunciation) /ˌkaʁ.d͡ʒjo.vas.kuˈlaʁ/ [ˌkaɦ.d͡ʒjo.vas.kuˈlah]
* (Brazil) IPA: /ˌkaʁ.d͡ʒi.o.vas.kuˈlaʁ/ [ˌkaɦ.d͡ʒɪ.o.vas.kuˈlah], (faster pronunciation) /ˌkaʁ.d͡ʒjo.vas.kuˈlaʁ/ [ˌkaɦ.d͡ʒjo.vas.kuˈlah]
** (São Paulo) IPA: /ˌkaɾ.d͡ʒi.o.vas.kuˈlaɾ/ [ˌkaɾ.d͡ʒɪ.o.vas.kuˈlaɾ], (faster pronunciation) /ˌkaɾ.d͡ʒjo.vas.kuˈlaɾ/
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /ˌkaʁ.d͡ʒi.o.vaʃ.kuˈlaʁ/ [ˌkaʁ.d͡ʒɪ.o.vaʃ.kuˈlaχ], (faster pronunciation) /ˌkaʁ.d͡ʒjo.vaʃ.kuˈlaʁ/ [ˌkaʁ.d͡ʒjo.vaʃ.kuˈlaχ]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /ˌkaɻ.d͡ʒi.o.vas.kuˈlaɻ/ [ˌkaɻ.d͡ʒɪ.o.vas.kuˈlaɻ], (faster pronunciation) /ˌkaɻ.d͡ʒjo.vas.kuˈlaɻ/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ˌkaɾ.djɔ.vɐʃ.kuˈlaɾ/ [ˌkaɾ.ðjɔ.vɐʃ.kuˈlaɾ]
* (Portugal) IPA: /ˌkaɾ.djɔ.vɐʃ.kuˈlaɾ/ [ˌkaɾ.ðjɔ.vɐʃ.kuˈlaɾ]
** (Northern Portugal) IPA: /ˌkaɾ.djɔ.bɐʃ.kuˈlaɾ/ [ˌkaɾ.ðjɔ.βɐʃ.kuˈlaɾ]
** (Southern Portugal) IPA: /ˌkaɾ.djɔ.vɐʃ.kuˈla.ɾi/ [ˌkaɾ.ðjɔ.vɐʃ.kuˈla.ɾi]
* Hyphenation: car‧di‧o‧vas‧cu‧lar

### Adjective

cardiovascular m or f (plural cardiovasculares)
* (anatomy) cardiovascular (relating to the circulatory system)

## Romanian
### Etymology

Borrowed from French cardio-vasculaire.

### Adjective

cardiovascular m or n (feminine singular cardiovasculară, masculine plural cardiovasculari, feminine and neuter plural cardiovasculare)
* cardiovascular

#### Declension
## Spanish
### Etymology

From cardio- +‎ vascular.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kaɾdjobaskuˈlaɾ/ [kaɾ.ð̞jo.β̞as.kuˈlaɾ]
* Rhymes: -aɾ
* Syllabification: car‧dio‧vas‧cu‧lar

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kaɾdjobaskuˈlaɾ/ [kaɾ.ð̞jo.β̞as.kuˈlaɾ]
* Rhymes: -aɾ
* Syllabification: car‧dio‧vas‧cu‧lar

### Adjective

cardiovascular m or f (masculine and feminine plural cardiovasculares)
* cardiovascular

### Further reading

* “cardiovascular”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10