cardiologue

cardiologist

noun kar-dyoh-LOG Rare

Origin: From Greek 'kardia' (heart) + '-logue' (specialist), via modern medical Latin.

Usage Note

Cardiologue is invariable in spelling for both genders; specify with article: un cardiologue (m) or une cardiologue (f). It is a medical specialist in heart diseases; the related field is cardiologie (f). Patients are referred to a cardiologue by their médecin généraliste (GP) in the French healthcare system.

Examples

"Mon médecin m'a adressé à un cardiologue."

Natural Translation

My doctor referred me to a cardiologist.

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