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cor pulmonale

cor pulmonale noun: a change in structure and function of the right ventricle of the heart as a result of a respiratory disorder.

Noun

cor pulmonale (uncountable)

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

Forms of cor pulmonale

alternative formcor pulmonare

Origin of cor pulmonale

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

Questions about cor pulmonale

What does cor pulmonale mean?
Cor pulmonale means a change in structure and function of the right ventricle of the heart as a result of a respiratory disorder.
What part of speech is cor pulmonale?
Cor pulmonale is a noun.

Words near cor pulmonale in the dictionary

  1. Coqên
  2. cor
  3. cor anglais
  4. cor blimey
  5. cor bovinum
  6. cor pulmonale
  7. cor pulmonare
  8. cor triatriatum
  9. cor-
  10. cor.
  11. Cora

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