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megalocardia

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meg⋅a⋅lo⋅car⋅di⋅a

  [meg-uh-loh-kahr-dee-uh]
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–noun Pathology.
hypertrophy of the heart.
Origin:
1850–55; megalo- + -cardia
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car·di·o·meg·a·ly   (kär'dē-ō-měg'ə-lē)   
n.  Enlargement of the heart. Also called megalocardia.
meg·a·lo·car·di·a   (měg'ə-lō-kär'dē-ə)   
n.  See cardiomegaly.

[megalo- + Greek kardiā, heart; see kerd- in Indo-European roots.]
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megalocardia meg·a·lo·car·di·a (měg'ə-lō-kär'dē-ə)
n.
See cardiomegaly.

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