- cardiomalacia
- Softening of the walls of the heart. [cardio- + G. malakia, softness]
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car·dio·ma·la·cia (kahr″de-o-mə-laґshə) [cardio-(1) + malacia] morbid softening of the muscular substance of the heart.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
cardiomalacia
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Herzerweichung — (Cardiomalacia), theilweise od. vollständige Erweichung des Herzens, ist meist unheilbar, tödtet öfter durch Herzzerreißung … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
myolysis — Dissolution or liquefaction of muscular tissue, frequently preceded by degenerative changes such as infiltration of fat, atrophy, and fatty degeneration. [myo + G. lysis, dissolution] cardiotoxic m. cardiomalacia occ … Medical dictionary
