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ENLARGED HEART

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does enlarged heart mean? 

ENLARGED HEART (noun)
  The noun ENLARGED HEART has 1 sense:

1. an abnormal enlargement of the heartplay

  Familiarity information: ENLARGED HEART used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


ENLARGED HEART (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

An abnormal enlargement of the heart

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

cardiomegaly; enlarged heart; megacardia; megalocardia

Context example:

mild cardiomegaly is common in athletes

Hypernyms ("enlarged heart" is a kind of...):

symptom ((medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease)


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