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cardiomegaly, n. Med.
Brit. |ˌkɑːdɪəʊˈmɛgəli|, |ˌkɑːdɪəʊˈmɛglˌi|, U.S. |ˌkɑrdioʊˈmɛgəli|
[‹ cardio- comb. form + -megaly comb. form. Compare earlier megalocardia n. at megalo- comb. form Affix 1.]
Abnormal enlargement of the heart; an instance of this.
[1910H. W. Cattell Lippincott's New Med. Dict. 163/2 Cardiomegalia, an enlarged condition of the heart.] 1934Amer. Heart Jrnl. 9 815 It therefore is reasonable to suppose that the bulk of the cardiomegaly..was due to inflammatory changes in the myocardium. 1967Canad. Med. Assoc. Jrnl. 7 Oct. 906/2 Where cardiomegaly was seen, the signs of cardiac failure—venous congestion and edema—were constantly present. 2000M. M. Burke & J. A. Laramie Primary Care of Older Adult viii. 248 It is usually not possible to distinguish between cardiomegaly due to hypertrophy vs. that due to dilation on chest x-ray film. |