cardio

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cardio

  • /ˈkɑː.dɪ.əʊ/ UK
  • /ˈkɑɹ.di.oʊ/ US

Rhymes with -ɑː(ɹ)dɪəʊ

Where it comes from

Clipping of cardiovascular.

adjective

  1. not comparable Cardiovascular; pertaining to the health of the circulatory and respiratory systems.

noun cardios

  1. uncountable, usually Exercise with the goal of raising the heart rate by walking or running on the treadmill. I did some cardio today instead of lifting weights.

    Similar: endurance training, monostructural work, metabolic conditioning

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: cardiology, cardiac, cardiovascular, vascular, velo, cardiorespiratory, cardiocirculatory, circulatory, cardiological, cerebrocardiovascular, cardiothoracic, cardiopulmonary, cardiovisceral, cardioskeletal, cardioarterial, cardial

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noun exercise

Españolcardio
中文有氧運動 /有氧运动 yǒuyǎngyùndòng, 有氧 yǒuyǎng
Portuguêscárdio
DeutschCardio, Cardiotraining
Русскийка́рдио kárdio, ка́рдио-трениро́вка kárdio-treniróvka, ка́рдио-упражне́ние kárdio-upražnénije, ка́рдиоупражнѐние kárdioupražnènije
العربيةكَارْدِيُو kardiyo, kardiyu, ضُمُور ḍumūr

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"cardio." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/cardio. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{cardio_2026,
  title = {cardio},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cardio},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}