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.

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

car•di•o•my•op•a•thy

(ˌkɑr di oʊ maɪˈɒp ə θi)

n.

any disease of the heart muscle.

[1960–65]

cardiomyopathy

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

See also: Heart

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.

Thesaurus

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

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.

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