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acleistocardia

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[uh-klahy-stuh-kahr-dee-uh, ay-klahy-] / əˌklaɪ stəˈkɑr di ə, eɪˌklaɪ- /

noun

Pathology.
  1. a failure of the foramen ovale of the heart to close.


Etymology

Origin of acleistocardia

< Greek ákleisto ( s ) not closed ( a- a- 6 + kleis-, variant stem of kléiein to close + -tos verbal adjective suffix) + -cardia


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