Definition of Cardiomyopathy

1. Noun. A disorder (usually of unknown origin) of the heart muscle (myocardium).

Exact synonyms: Myocardiopathy
Generic synonyms: Cardiopathy, Heart Disease
Specialized synonyms: Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

Definition of Cardiomyopathy

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Medical Definition of Cardiomyopathy

1. A general diagnostic term designating primary myocardial disease, often of obscure or unknown aetiology. Origin: Gr. Mys = muscle, pathos = disease This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cardiomyopathy

cardiologies
cardiologist
cardiologist
cardiologists
cardiology
cardiology
cardiolysis
cardiomalacia
cardiomegaly
cardiomegaly
cardiometry
cardiomotility
cardiomuscular
cardiomyoliposis
cardiomyopathy (current term)
cardiomyopathy (current term)
cardiomyoplasty
cardiomyotomy
cardionatrin
cardionecrosis
cardionector
cardionephric
cardioneural
cardioneurosis
cardiopaludism
cardiopath
cardiopathia nigra
cardiopathies
cardiopathy
cardiopathy

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