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Cardiomegaly

[kahr-dee-oh-meg-uh-lee]

car·di·o·meg·a·ly

[kahr-dee-oh-meg-uh-lee]
noun Pathology.
abnormal enlargement of the heart.
Also, car·di·o·me·ga·li·a [kahr-dee-oh-muh-gey-lee-uh, -geyl-yuh] .


Origin:
cardio- + -megaly < Neo-Latin megalia; see megalo-, -y3
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cardiomegaly (ˌkɑːdɪəʊˈmɛɡəlɪ)
 
n
pathol another name for megalocardia

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cardiomegaly car·di·o·meg·a·ly (kär'dē-ō-měg'ə-lē)
n.
Enlargement of the heart. Also called macrocardia, megalocardia.

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