COR PULMONALE Definition & Meaning

cor pulmonale

[ kawr pool-muh-nal-ee, -ney-lee, -nah-, puhl- ]

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noun

Pathology.

plural cordia pulmonalia

a heart condition resulting from disease of the lungs or of their blood vessels.

cor pulmonale

/ kɔː pʌlməˈnɑːlɪ /

noun

pulmonary heart disease: a serious heart condition in which there is enlargement and failure of the right ventricle resulting from lung disease

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of cor pulmonale¹

1855–60; < New Latin: pulmonary heart

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of cor pulmonale¹

New Latin

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Padmavati and her collaborators were weighing possible causes of cor pulmonale, a failure of the right side of the heart linked to lung problems.

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The Home Office pathologist Dr Brian Rodgers said the cause of death was cor pulmonale, a form of heart failure, secondary to bronchopneumonia and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or lung disease.

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Dr Brian Rodgers, a Home Office pathologist, said Brady died of cor pulmonale, a form of heart failure, secondary to bronchopneumonia and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or lung disease.

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