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cor pulmonale
[ kawr pool-muh-nal-ee, -ney-lee, -nah-, puhl- ]
noun
, Pathology.
, plural cor·di·a pul·mo·na·li·a [kawr, -dee-, uh, p, oo, l-m, uh, -, nal, -ee-, uh, -, ney, -lee-, uh, -, nah, -, puhl-].
- a heart condition resulting from disease of the lungs or of their blood vessels.
cor pulmonale
/ kɔː pʌlməˈnɑːlɪ /
noun
- pulmonary heart disease: a serious heart condition in which there is enlargement and failure of the right ventricle resulting from lung disease
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Word History and Origins
Origin of cor pulmonale1
1855–60; < New Latin: pulmonary heart
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Word History and Origins
Origin of cor pulmonale1
New Latin
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