cardiomyopathy
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Related to cardiomyopathy: hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, Dilated 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-Ologies & -Isms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
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) 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
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 takotsuboEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.