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A plumber for the one pipe you can't afford to let burst.
means A doctor who specializes in diagnosing and treating diseases of the heart and blood vessels.
from Built from Greek parts: 'kardia' meaning heart, plus '-logia' meaning the study of, with the '-ist' ending marking the practitioner. The heart-root 'kardia' is an ancient one, related to the Latin 'cor' that also gives us 'courage' and 'cordial' — the heart, linguistically, has always been where feeling and life were thought to live.
- training length
- up to 10 years after med school
- favorite machine
- treats EKGs like weather forecasts
- irony
- often stressed about your stress
- job security
- hearts never stop needing them, literally