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cor pulmonale

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cor pul·mo·na·le  (kôr plm-näl, -nl, pl-)
n.
Acute strain or hypertrophy of the right ventricle caused by a disorder of the lungs or of the pulmonary blood vessels.
[New Latin cor pulmnle : Latin cor, heart + New Latin pulmnle, neuter of pulmnlis, of the lungs.]
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Noun1.cor pulmonale - enlargement of the right ventricle of the heart due to disease of the lungs or of the pulmonary blood vessels
hypertrophy - abnormal enlargement of a body part or organ


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