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cardiomegaly

[ kahr-dee-oh-meg-uh-lee ]
/ 藢k蓱r di o蕣藞m蓻g 蓹 li /
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noun Pathology.
abnormal enlargement of the heart.
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Also car路di路o路me路ga路li路a [kahr-dee-oh-muh-gey-lee-uh, -geyl-yuh]. /藢k蓱r di o蕣 m蓹藞ge瑟 li 蓹, -藞ge瑟l y蓹/.

Origin of cardiomegaly

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

Words nearby cardiomegaly

cardiogram, cardiograph, cardioid, cardiolipin, cardiology, cardiomegaly, cardiomyopathy, cardiopathy, cardiophobia, cardioplegia, cardiopulmonary
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British Dictionary definitions for cardiomegaly

cardiomegaly
/ (藢k蓱藧d瑟蓹蕣藞m蓻伞蓹l瑟) /
noun
pathol another name for megalocardia
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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