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cor pulmonale
cor pulmonale definition - medical
cor pul·mo·na·le (po͝olˌmə-nāˈlē, pŭlˌ-)
noun Acute strain or hypertrophy of the right ventricle caused by a disorder of the lungs or of the pulmonary blood vessels.
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