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acleistocardia

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a⋅cleis⋅to⋅car⋅di⋅a

  [uh-klahy-stuh-kahr-dee-uh, ey-klahy-]
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–noun Pathology.
a failure of the foramen ovale of the heart to close.
Origin:
< Gk ákleisto(s) not closed (a- a- 6 + kleis-, var. s. of kléiein to close + -tos verbal adj. suffix) + -cardia
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acleistocardia a·cleis·to·car·di·a (ə-klī'stō-kär'dē-ə)
n.
An opening in the oval foramen of the heart.

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