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cordia pulmonalia

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cor pul⋅mo⋅na⋅le

[kawr pool-muh-nal-ee, -ney-lee, -nah-, puhl-]
–noun, plural cor⋅di⋅a pul⋅mo⋅na⋅li⋅a [kawr-dee-uh pool-muh-nal-ee-uh, -ney-lee-uh, -nah-, puhl-] . Pathology.
a heart condition resulting from disease of the lungs or of their blood vessels.

Origin:
1855–60; < NL: pulmonary heart
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Main Entry: cordia pulmonalia
plural of COR PULMONALE

Main Entry: cor pul·mo·na·le
Pronunciation: "kor-"pul-m&-'näl-E, -"p&l-, -'nal-
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural cor·dia pul·mo·na·lia /'kord-E-&-"pul-m&-'näl-E-&, -"p&l-, -'nal-/
: disease of the heart characterized by hypertrophyand dilatation of the right ventricle and secondary to disease of the lungs or their blood vessels
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cor pulmonale cor pul·mo·na·le (p&oobreve;l'mə-nā'lē, pŭl'-)
n.
Acute strain or hypertrophy of the right ventricle caused by a disorder of the lungs or of the pulmonary blood vessels.

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