dextrocardia

[ dek-stroh-kahr-dee-uh ]

noun

, Pathology.

1. an abnormal condition in which the heart is displaced to the right side of the chest.
2. dextral displacement of the heart with complete transposition of the cardiac chambers, the right chambers being on the left side and the left chambers being on the right side.

dextrocardia

/ ˌdɛkstrəʊˈkɑːdɪə /

noun

1. med the abnormal location of the heart in the right side of the chest

Other Words From

• dextro·cardi·al adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of dextrocardia¹

From New Latin; dextro-, -cardia