🇮🇳Hindi Source WordCode: HI

हृदय विस्तार

Pronunciation / Transliteration: hriday vistaar

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Cardiomegaly/ˌkɑːr.di.oʊˈmɛɡ.ə.li/
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🇮🇳 Example Sentence in Hindi:

"रोटजेन परीक्षण से हृदय विस्तार (कार्डियोमेगाली) का पता चला।"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The medical condition characterized by an abnormal enlargement or hypertrophy of the heart.

    "The chest X-ray revealed cardiomegaly, prompting further cardiological evaluation."
  2. 2

    An enlarged heart often resulting from underlying conditions such as hypertension, heart valve disease, or cardiomyopathy.

    "Chronic high blood pressure is a primary contributor to the development of cardiomegaly over time."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from Modern Latin and Greek roots, combining 'cardio-' from the Greek kardia meaning 'heart', and '-megaly' from megale meaning 'large' or 'great'. First appearing in medical literature in the late 19th century, the term was coined to provide a precise clinical description for abnormal cardiac enlargement.

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