cor pulmonale

[ kawr pool-muh-nal-ee, -ney-lee, -nah-, puhl- ]

noun

, Pathology.

, plural cor·di·a pul·mo·na·li·a [kawr, -dee-, uh, p, oo, l-m, uh, -, nal, -ee-, uh, -, ney, -lee-, uh, -, nah, -, puhl-].

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

cor pulmonale

/ 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

Word History and Origins

Origin of cor pulmonale¹

1855–60; < New Latin: pulmonary heart

Word History and Origins

Origin of cor pulmonale¹

New Latin

Example Sentences

Padmavati and her collaborators were weighing possible causes of cor pulmonale, a failure of the right side of the heart linked to lung problems.

From Salon

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

Dr Brian Rodgers, a Home Office pathologist, said Brady died of cor pulmonale, a form of heart failure, secondary to bronchopneumonia and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or lung disease.

From The Guardian