trichocardia

trichocardia

 [trik″o-kahr´de-ah]

a hairy appearance of the heart due to exudative pericarditis.

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trichocardia

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

Pericardial inflammation with elevations resembling hair. Synonym: shaggy pericardium

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