hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

Noun

Meaning

a disorder in which the heart muscle is so strong that it does not relax enough to fill with the heart with blood and so has reduced pumping ability

Source: WordNet

Hypernyms

cardiomyopathy myocardiopathy

Examples

Ali’s fledgling career has been put on hold after he was diagnosed with a heart problem called Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM), a condition where a portion of the heart becomes thick without any obvious cause. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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