cardiomyopathy
noun
car·dio·my·op·a·thy ˈkär-dē-ō-(ˌ)mī-ˈä-pə-thē 
plural cardiomyopathies
: any of several structural or functional diseases of heart muscle marked especially by hypertrophy and obstructive damage to the heart
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web The 1990 death of college basketball phenom Hank Gathers from hypertrophic cardiomyopathy brought more awareness to the condition. 
Tracy Swartz, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2022 Cats with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy also tend to form clots. Sumeet Kulkarni, Los Angeles Times, 27 July 2022 Handler said her cardiomyopathy was caused by stress. Serena Coady, SELF, 4 May 2022 This stress can lead to rapid-onset cardiomyopathy, or weakening of the heart muscle. Serena Coady, SELF, 9 Feb. 2022 Hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy is a different type of heart condition, relating to structural changes in the muscle of the heart itself, not the blood vessels supplying the heart. Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 13 Dec. 2021 Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is the most common cause of sudden cardiac death in young people and athletes over 35. Korin Miller, Health.com, 29 Sep. 2021 In 1986, then 20 years old, the single mother of two was diagnosed with idiopathic cardiomyopathy. Michael Roppolo, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2021 At the time of the surgery, Ms. Baisey, a single mother of two who lived in Washington’s Anacostia neighborhood, was dying of idiopathic cardiomyopathy; her heart was swollen and failing for undiagnosed reasons. Washington Post, 14 Sep. 2021 See More
Tracy Swartz, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2022 Cats with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy also tend to form clots. Sumeet Kulkarni, Los Angeles Times, 27 July 2022 Handler said her cardiomyopathy was caused by stress. Serena Coady, SELF, 4 May 2022 This stress can lead to rapid-onset cardiomyopathy, or weakening of the heart muscle. Serena Coady, SELF, 9 Feb. 2022 Hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy is a different type of heart condition, relating to structural changes in the muscle of the heart itself, not the blood vessels supplying the heart. Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 13 Dec. 2021 Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is the most common cause of sudden cardiac death in young people and athletes over 35. Korin Miller, Health.com, 29 Sep. 2021 In 1986, then 20 years old, the single mother of two was diagnosed with idiopathic cardiomyopathy. Michael Roppolo, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2021 At the time of the surgery, Ms. Baisey, a single mother of two who lived in Washington’s Anacostia neighborhood, was dying of idiopathic cardiomyopathy; her heart was swollen and failing for undiagnosed reasons. Washington Post, 14 Sep. 2021 See More Word History
First Known Use
1901, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
cardiomyopathy
noun
car·dio·my·op·a·thy ˈkärd-ē-ō-(ˌ)mī-ˈäp-ə-thē
plural cardiomyopathies
: any structural or functional disease of heart muscle that is marked especially by enlargement of the heart, by hypertrophy of cardiac muscle, or by rigidity and loss of flexibility of the heart walls and that may be idiopathic or attributable to a specific cause (such as heart valve disease, untreated high blood pressure, or viral infection)