cardiomyopathy

car·di·o·my·op·a·thy

 (kär′dē-ō-mī-ŏp′ə-thē)

n. pl. car·di·o·my·op·a·thies

A disease or disorder of the heart muscle, especially of unknown or obscure cause.

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cardiomyopathy

(ˌkɑːdɪəʊmaɪˈɒpəθɪ)

n

(Pathology) pathol a disease of the heart muscle usually caused by a biochemical defect or a toxin such as alcohol. Also called: myocardiopathy

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car•di•o•my•op•a•thy

(ˌkɑr di oʊ maɪˈɒp ə θi)

n.

any disease of the heart muscle.

[1960–65]

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cardiomyopathy

Medicine. a general term designating the early stages of diseases of heart muscles.

See also: Heart

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cardiomyopathy

1. Disease of the heart muscle.

2. A term used for a disease of the heart’s muscle, resulting in a decrease in the heart’s efficiency to contract and circulate blood.

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Noun

1.

cardiomyopathy - a disorder (usually of unknown origin) of the heart muscle (myocardium) myocardiopathy cardiopathy, heart disease - a disease of the heart hypertrophic cardiomyopathy - a disorder in which the heart muscle is so strong that it does not relax enough to fill with the heart with blood and so has reduced pumping ability

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Translations

Kardiomyopathie

cardiomiopatia

car·di·o·my·op·a·thy

n. cardiomiopatía, alteración del músculo del corazón;

alcoholic ___ → ___ alcohólica;

congestive ___ → ___ congestiva;

dilated ___ → ___ dilatada;

familial hypertrophic ___ → ___ hipertrófica familiar;

hypertrophic ___ → ___ hipertrófica;

idiopathic ___ → ___ idiopática;

puerperal ___ → ___ puerperal.

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cardiomyopathy

n (pl -thies) cardiomiopatía, miocardiopatía, cardiopatía; dilated — cardiomiopatía or miocardiopatía dilatada; hypertrophic — cardiomiopatía or miocardiopatía hipertrófica; ischemic — cardiopatía isquémica; restrictive — cardiomiopatía or miocardiopatía restrictiva; stress-induced —, takotsubo — cardiomiopatía or miocardiopatía por estrés, cardiomiopatía de takotsubo

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