Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A disease or disorder of the heart.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun Disease of the heart.

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  • noun medicine Any disease or disorder of the heart

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun a disease of the heart

Etymologies

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cardio- + -pathy

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Examples

  • We are drafting a program to deal with the phenomenon of, how do you call it, congenital cardiopathy, a heart problem among children, and I believe there are 1 percent being born with heart problems, and the possibilities we have to treat this; what method, system, plan to use. [sentence as heard]

    6TH CONGRESS OF THE FEEM 1984

  • Recently, Nordau, rejecting the theory of his master Lombroso, has maintained that it is just as reasonable to say that "genius is a neurosis" as that "athleticism is a cardiopathy" because many athletes are affected with heart disease.

    Essai sur l'imagination créatrice. English Albert Heyem Nachmen Baron 1877

  • Siamese twins died Friday night due to a complex congenital cardiopathy (a badly formed heart that both shared and which was incapable of pumping blood), according to Radio Programas del

    Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7 2010

  • Luis Shimabukuro, director of the National Children's Institute, said Saturday that the Siamese twins died Friday night due to a complex congenital cardiopathy (a badly formed heart that both shared and which was incapable of pumping blood), according to Radio Programas del Peru (RPP).

    Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7 Ians 2010

  • However the political hearsay is that he allegedly suffered a cardiopathy with severe complications since he spent most of that time in an intensive care unit.

    MercoPress 2009

  • Luis Shimabukuro, director of the National Children's Institute, said Saturday that the Siamese twins died Friday night due to a complex congenital cardiopathy (a badly formed heart that both shared and which was incapable of pumping blood), according to Radio Programas del Peru (RPP).

    Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7 2009

  • Subjects to be covered include long-term efficacy for current treatment, early intervention and combination treatment for maximum benefit, Hyperglycaemia and Cardiovascular Disease (CVD), and Diabetic cardiopathy.

    Health News from Medical News Today 2009

  • Subjects to be covered include long-term efficacy for current treatment, early intervention and combination treatment for maximum benefit, Hyperglycaemia and Cardiovascular Disease (CVD), and Diabetic cardiopathy.

    Health News from Medical News Today 2009

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