English Explanatory Dictionary

cor pulmonale

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

cor pulmonale cor pulmonare

Etymology

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

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