cor pulmonale

English

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Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin cor pulmōnāle (literally “pulmonary heart”).

Noun

cor pulmonale (uncountable)

  1. (pathology) A change in structure and function of the right ventricle of the heart as a result of a respiratory disorder.

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