acleistocardia

[ uh-klahy-stuh-kahr-dee-uh, ey-klahy- ]

nounPathology.
  1. a failure of the foramen ovale of the heart to close.

Origin of acleistocardia

1
<Greek ákleisto(s) not closed (a-a-6 + kleis-, variant stem of kléiein to close + -tos verbal adjective suffix) + -cardia

Words Nearby acleistocardia

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