cardiomegaly

[kahr-dee-oh-meg-uh-lee]

noun Pathology.

abnormal enlargement of the heart.

Also car·di·o·me·ga·li·a

[kahr-dee-oh-muh-gey-lee-uh, -geyl-yuh] /ˌkɑr di oʊ məˈgeɪ li ə, -ˈgeɪl yə/.

Origin of cardiomegaly

cardio- + -megaly < New Latin megalia; see megalo-, -y³

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British Dictionary definitions for cardiomegaly

cardiomegaly

noun

pathol another name for megalocardia

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cardiomegaly in Medicine

cardiomegaly

[kär′dē-ō-mĕg′ə-lē]

n.

Enlargement of the heart.macrocardia megalocardia