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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • adjective Cardiovascular.
  • noun Exercise that increases heart rate.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun An element in some words of Greek origin, meaning heart.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adjective cardiovascular; pertaining to the health of the circulatory and respiratory systems.
  • noun ) cardiovascular exercise

Etymologies

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From a shortening of cardiovascular.

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