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Vinony

cardiomyopathy

noun

  1. A heart disease and a myopathy that is characterised by deterioration of the function of the heart muscle
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noun

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱerd- Proto-Indo-European *ḱḗr Proto-Indo-European *ḱr̥díyeh₂ Proto-Hellenic *kərdíyā Ancient Greek καρδία (kardía)lbor. English cardio- English myopathy English cardiomyopathy From cardio- + myopathy.

  1. The deterioration of the myocardium.