levocardia /le·vo·car·dia/ (-kahr´de-ah) a term denoting normal position of the heart associated with transposition of other viscera (situs inversus).
levocardia
levocardia
le·vo·car·di·a (l  v -kär d-)n. Situs inversus of the viscera but with normal positioning of the heart on the left, usually associated with congenital cardiac lesions. |
levocardia
[-kär′dē·ə]
a congenital anomaly in which the viscera are transposed to the opposite side of the body, except for the heart, which is in its normal position.
levocardia
a term denoting normal position of the heart associated with transposition of other viscera (situs inversus).
levocardia
Reversal of all abdominal and thoracic organs–situs inversus except the heart, which is still in its usual location on the left; levocardia is always associated with congenital heart disease, including transposition of
great vessels
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