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cardiomegaly
(car¦dio|meg¦aly)
Pronunciation:
/ˌkɑːdɪəʊˈmɛgəli/
noun
[
mass noun
]
Medicine
abnormal enlargement of the heart.
Origin:
1960s
: from
cardio-
+ Greek
megas
,
megal-
'great'
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