COR PULMONALE


Meaning of COR PULMONALE in English

[ ˌkɔ: pʌlmə'nα:li , -'eɪli ]

■ noun Medicine abnormal enlargement of the right side of the heart as a result of disease of the lungs or the pulmonary blood vessels.

Origin

C19: from L. cor 'heart' and mod. L. pulmonalis (from L. pulmo(n-) 'lung').

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