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megalocardia

[ meg-uh-loh-kahr-dee-uh ]
/ ˌmɛg ə loʊˈkɑr di ə /
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noun Pathology.
hypertrophy of the heart.
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Origin of megalocardia

First recorded in 1850–55; megalo- + -cardia

Words nearby megalocardia

megalithic tomb, megalitre, megalo-, megaloblast, megaloblastic anaemia, megalocardia, megalocephalic, megalocephaly, megalomania, megalomaniac, megalopolis
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British Dictionary definitions for megalocardia

megalocardia
/ (ˌmɛɡələʊˈkɑːdɪə) /
noun
pathol abnormal increase in the size of the heartAlso called: cardiomegaly
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