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car·di·o·my·op·a·thy
 (kär'dē-ō-mī-ŏp'ə-thē) Pronunciation Key
n. pl. car·di·o·my·op·a·thies A disease or disorder of the heart muscle, especially of unknown or obscure cause. |
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| cardiomyopathy | |
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| a disorder (usually of unknown origin) of the heart muscle (myocardium) |
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| cardiomyopathy
(kär'dē-ō-mī-ŏp'ə-thē) Pronunciation Key
Any of various structural or functional abnormalities of the cardiac muscle, usually characterized by loss of muscle efficiency and sometimes heart failure. Cardiomyopathy can result from numerous causes, including congenital defects, acute or chronic infections, coronary artery disease, drugs and toxins, metabolic disorders, connective tissue disorders, or nutritional deficiencies. In some patients, the cause is unknown.
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cardiomyopathy car·di·o·my·op·a·thy (kär'dē-ō-mī-ŏp'ə-thē)
n.
A disease or disorder of the heart muscle, especially of unknown cause. Also called myocardiopathy.
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Main Entry: car·dio·my·op·a·thy
Pronunciation: 'kärd-E-O-(")mI-'äp-&-thE
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -thies
: any structural or functional disease of heart muscle that is marked especially by hypertrophy of cardiac muscle, by enlargement of the heart, by rigidity andloss of flexibility of the heart walls, or by narrowing of the ventricles but is not due to a congenital developmental defect, to coronary atherosclerosis, to valve dysfunction, or to hypertension
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