cardiovasology

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English

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Etymology

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From cardio- +‎ vaso- +‎ -logy, compare cardiovascular.

Noun

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cardiovasology (uncountable)

  1. (medicine, rare) A branch of medicine dealing with the study of the circulatory system.
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      In 2017, the top three departments in the prescription rate of Lipo-PGE1 were cardiovasology, infectious gastroenterology, and neurosurgery.