megalocardia

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

meg·a·lo·car·di·a

[meg-uh-loh-kahr-dee-uh]
noun Pathology.
hypertrophy of the heart.

Origin:
1850–55; megalo- + -cardia
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Megalocardia has a plethora of syllables.
So is dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane. Does it mean:
an obscure term ostensibly referring to a lung disease caused by silica dust, sometimes cited as one of the longest words in the English language.
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H9Cl5, usually derived from chloral by reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide and pediculicide: agricultural use prohibited in the U.S.
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megalocardia (ˌmɛɡələʊˈkɑːdɪə)
 
n
pathol Also called: cardiomegaly abnormal increase in the size of the heart

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megalocardia meg·a·lo·car·di·a (měg'ə-lō-kär'dē-ə)
n.
See cardiomegaly.

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