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cardiomyopathy

/kahr-dee-oh-mahy-op-uh-thee/US // ˌkɑr di oʊ maɪˈɒp ə θi //UK // (ˌkɑːdɪəʊmaɪˈɒpəθɪ) //

心肌病,心肌病变,心肌疾病,心肌症

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    Pathology.

    • : any disease of the heart muscle, leading to decreased function: usually of unknown cause.

Examples

  • Dan Ring says that within minutes of learning that she had peripartum cardiomyopathy, Lacie began reading about the disease.

  • A properly diagnosed cardiomyopathy patient usually mends—like most romantic heartbreak—within a month or two.

  • It existed in humans, under the name of Takotsubo cardiomyopathy.

  • Cardiologists discovered Takotsubo cardiomyopathy just a few years ago.