megalocardia

[ meg-uh-loh-kahr-dee-uh ]

nounPathology.
  1. hypertrophy of the heart.

Origin of megalocardia

1
First recorded in 1850–55; megalo- + -cardia

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British Dictionary definitions for megalocardia

megalocardia

/ (ˌmɛɡələʊˈkɑːdɪə) /


noun
  1. pathol abnormal increase in the size of the heart: Also called: cardiomegaly

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