Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Acute strain or hypertrophy of the right ventricle caused by a disorder of the lungs or of the pulmonary blood vessels.
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- noun a change in structure and function of the right
ventricle of the heart as a result of arespiratory disorder.
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- noun enlargement of the right ventricle of the heart due to disease of the lungs or of the pulmonary blood vessels
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[New Latin cor pulmōnāle : Latin cor, heart + New Latin pulmōnāle, neuter of pulmōnālis, of the lungs.]
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