Clinical Diagnosis · Cardiovascular System · Medium
Cardiomyopathy
Meaning: A disease of the heart muscle that makes it harder for the heart to pump blood around the body.
In practice: The echocardiogram showed dilated cardiomyopathy with a markedly reduced ejection fraction.
Word parts
- cardio- means heart
- -pathy means disease or disorder
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