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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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