- cardiomyopathy
- noun (plural -thies) Date: 1957 any of several structural or functional diseases of heart muscle marked especially by hypertrophy and obstructive damage to the heart
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
cardiomyopathy
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cardiomyopathy — [kär΄dē ō΄mī äp′ə thē] n. pl. cardiomyopathies [kär΄dē ō΄mī äp′əthēz΄] any of various diseases of the heart muscle … English World dictionary
Cardiomyopathy — Infobox Disease Name = PAGENAME Caption = Opened left ventricle of heart shows a thickened, dilated left ventricle with subendocardial fibrosis manifested as increased whiteness of endocardium. Autopsy. DiseasesDB = 2137 ICD10 = ICD10|I|42|0|i|30 … Wikipedia
cardiomyopathy — /kahr dee oh muy op euh thee/, n. Pathol. any disease of the heart muscle, leading to decreased function: usually of unknown cause. [1960 65; CARDIO + MYOPATHY] * * * ▪ pathology any cardiac disease process that results in heart failure due … Universalium
Cardiomyopathy — Disease of the heart muscle (the myocardium). The word is made up of three Greek roots: cardio , heart + mys , muscle + pathos , disease = disease (of the) heart muscle. The World Health Organization (WHO) restricts term cardiomyopathy to:… … Medical dictionary
cardiomyopathy — n. any chronic disorder affecting the muscle of the heart. It may be inherited but can be caused by various conditions, including virus infections, alcohol abuse, beriberi (vitamin B1 deficiency), and amyloidosis. The cause is often unknown. It… … The new mediacal dictionary
cardiomyopathy — noun a disorder (usually of unknown origin) of the heart muscle (myocardium) • Syn: ↑myocardiopathy • Hypernyms: ↑heart disease, ↑cardiopathy • Hyponyms: ↑hypertrophic cardiomyopathy … Useful english dictionary
Cardiomyopathy, hypertrophic (HCM) — A genetic disorder of the heart characterized by increased growth (hypertrophy) in thickness of the wall of the left ventricle, the largest of the four chambers of the heart. HCM can surface any time in life. It may, in a worst case scenario,… … Medical dictionary
cardiomyopathy — noun The deterioration of the myocardium. Syn: myocardiopathy … Wiktionary
cardiomyopathy — n. heart disease (Medicine) … English contemporary dictionary
cardiomyopathy — [ˌkα:dɪəʊmʌɪ ɒpəθi] noun Medicine chronic disease of the heart muscle … English new terms dictionary
