acardia /acar·dia/ (a-kahr´de-ah) congenital absence of the heart.
acardia
acardia (ā·kärˑ·dē·
),
a·car·di·a ( -kär d - )n. Congenital absence of the heart, sometimes occurring in the smaller parasitic member of conjoined twins when its partner monopolizes the placental blood supply. |
acardia
[akär′dē·ə]
Etymology: Gk, a + kardia, without heart
a rare congenital anomaly in which the heart is absent. It is sometimes seen in a conjoined twin whose survival depends on the circulatory system of its twin. acardiac, adj.
acardia (ā·kärˑ·dē·
),n an extremely rare condition in which an individual is born without a heart. Occurs occasionally in conjoined twins; the circulatory system of one twin supports the survival of the other.
acardia
a developmental anomaly with absence of the heart.
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