COR PULMONALE


Meaning of COR PULMONALE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌkȯr-ˌpu̇l-mə-ˈnä-lē, -ˌpəl-, -ˈna- ]

noun

( plural cor·dia pul·mo·na·lia ˈkȯr-dē-ə-ˌpu̇l-mə-ˈnä-lē-ə, -ˌpəl-, -ˈna-)

Etymology: New Latin, literally, pulmonary heart

Date: 1857

: disease of the heart characterized by hypertrophy and dilatation of the right ventricle and secondary to disease of the lungs or their blood vessels

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