Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The condition of having an abnormally large heart.

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  • noun medicine An enlarged heart

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  • noun an abnormal enlargement of the heart

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[megalo– + Greek kardiā, heart; see kerd- in Indo-European roots.]

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  • Mild Cardiomegaly Symptoms and Treatment | Heart Disease Cardiomegaly is the abnormal enlargement of the heart and is also known as macrocardia or megalocardia.

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  • Mild Cardiomegaly Symptoms and Treatment | Heart Disease Cardiomegaly is the abnormal enlargement of the heart and is also known as macrocardia or megalocardia.

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