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cor pulmonale

American  
[kawr pool-muh-nal-ee, -ney-lee, -nah-, puhl-] / ˈkɔr ˌpʊl məˈnæl i, -ˈneɪ li, -ˈnɑ-, ˌpʌl- /

noun

Pathology.

plural

cordia pulmonalia

  1. a heart condition resulting from disease of the lungs or of their blood vessels.

cor pulmonale British  
/ kɔː pʌlməˈnɑːlɪ /

noun

  1. pulmonary heart disease: a serious heart condition in which there is enlargement and failure of the right ventricle resulting from lung disease

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Etymology

Origin of cor pulmonale

1855–60; < New Latin: pulmonary heart

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The Home Office pathologist Dr Brian Rodgers said the cause of death was cor pulmonale, a form of heart failure, secondary to bronchopneumonia and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or lung disease.

From The Guardian • Nov. 3, 2017

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