trichocardia

trichocardia

 [trik″o-kahr´de-ah]

a hairy appearance of the heart due to exudative pericarditis.

trichocardia

(trik-o-kar'de-a) [? + kardia, heart]

Pericardial inflammation with elevations resembling hair. Synonym: shaggy pericardium

trichocardia

a hairy appearance of the heart due to exudative pericarditis. See also bread and butter pericarditis. Called also cor villosum, shaggy heart.