hypertrophic cardiomyopathynoun [ U ]
uk/haɪ.pəˌtrɒf.ɪk kɑː.di.əʊ.maɪˈɒp.ə.θi/us/haɪ.pɚˈtrɑːf.ɪk ˌkɑːr.di.oʊ.maɪˈɑːp.ə.θi/also Brock's disease, Teare's disease specializeda condition in which the heart muscle becomes thicker than normal and does not relax enough for the heart to fill with blood and pump effectively
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Disorders & diseases of the heart & blood
- acquired agammaglobulinemia
- agammaglobulinemia
- agnogenic myeloid metaplasia
- anaemia
- anemic
- angina
- deep vein thrombosis
- dilated cardiomyopathy
- Ebstein's anomaly
- economy-class syndrome
- Eisenmenger syndrome
- endocarditis
- haemorrhage
- hypothermia
- leukaemia
- patent ductus arteriosus
- pediatric thrombocytopenia
- pericarditis
- peripheral vascular disease
- POEMS syndrome
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