hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

/ˈhaɪpərˌtrɑfɪk ˈˌkɑrdioʊˌmaɪˈɑpəθi/
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Definitions of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
  1. noun
    a disorder in which the heart muscle is so strong that it does not relax enough to fill with the heart with blood and so has reduced pumping ability
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    type of:
    cardiomyopathy, myocardiopathy
    a disorder (usually of unknown origin) of the heart muscle (myocardium)
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