cardiology

Definition

The medical specialty focused exclusively on your heart and its elaborate plumbing system, staffed by doctors who can read squiggly EKG lines like you read memes. These physicians deal with everything from slightly irregular heartbeats to full-blown cardiac disasters, armed with an arsenal of medications and procedures. They're basically mechanics for your most important pump, except the consequences of failure are slightly more serious than a broken-down car.

Example Usage

After his third espresso-induced heart palpitation, his primary care doctor referred him to cardiology for a stress test.

Source: Medical specialty terminology

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