megalocardia

[ meg-uh-loh-kahr-dee-uh ]
/ ˌmɛg ə loʊˈkɑr di ə /

noun Pathology.

hypertrophy of the heart.

Origin of megalocardia

First recorded in 1850–55; megalo- + -cardia

Words nearby megalocardia

megalitre, megalo-, megaloblast, megaloblastic anaemia, megaloblastic anemia, megalocardia, megalocephalic, megalocephaly, megalocheiria, megalocornea, megalocystis

British Dictionary definitions for megalocardia

megalocardia
/ (ˌmɛɡələʊˈkɑːdɪə) /

noun

pathol abnormal increase in the size of the heart Also called: cardiomegaly

Medical definitions for megalocardia

megalocardia
[ mĕg′ə-lō-kär′dē-ə ]

n.

cardiomegaly