cardiomyopathy
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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: Heartcardiomyopathy
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) 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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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.