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MEDYMOLOGY
ARBOR VITAE FOR HEALTH SCIENCES
Cor pulmonale
Etymology:
Definition:
L. cor: “heart” + L. pulmōnālis: “relating to the lungs”
Impaired function of the right ventricle of the heart as a result of a pulmonary/respiratory disorder (often those that result in pulmonary hypertension).
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