English Explanatory Dictionary

P pulmonale

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A high, narrow and peaked P wave on an electrocardiogram, most commonly observed in leads II and III, usually caused by enlargement of the right atrium.

Word forms

P pulmonale

Etymology

From P (“P wave”) + New Latin pulmōnāle, neuter singular of pulmōnālis (“relating to the lungs; pulmonary”), from pulmō (“lung”) + -ālis. So named because it often appears as a consequence of pulmonary disease.

Related words

P mitrale P biatriale
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