cardiectasia

car·di·ec·ta·si·a

(kar'dē-ek-tā'zē-ă),

Dilation of the heart.

[cardi- + G. ektasis, a stretching]

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ec·ta·si·a cor·dis

(ek-tā'zē-ă kōr'dis)

Dilation of the heart.
Synonym(s): cardiectasia.

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cardiectasia

, cardiectasis (kăr″dē-ĕk-tā′sē-ă) (-ĕk′tă-sĭs) [″ + ektasis, dilatation]

Dilatation of the heart.

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