cardiovascolare
cardiovascular
adjective kar-dyoh-vahs-koh-LAH-reh Rare
Usage Note
Cardiovascolare is a compound medical adjective (cardio- = heart + vascolare = vascular). Like other adjectives in -ale, it does not change for gender: il sistema cardiovascolare, la malattia cardiovascolare. The plural is cardiovascolari. It is used exclusively in medical and health contexts.
Examples
"L'esercizio fisico migliora la salute cardiovascolare."
Natural Translation
Physical exercise improves cardiovascular health.

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