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CARDIOMALACIA

\kˌɑːdɪˌə͡ʊmɐlˈe͡ɪʃə], \kˌɑːdɪˌə‍ʊmɐlˈe‍ɪʃə], \k_ˌɑː_d_ɪ__ˌəʊ_m_ɐ_l_ˈeɪ_ʃ_ə]\

Definitions of CARDIOMALACIA

1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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Softening of the heart, caused by inflammation of the organ, or a consequence of some lesion of the function of nutrition.

1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
By Robley Dunglison

Softening of the heart's substance.

1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland

Softening of the substance of the heart due to fatty infiltration or other degeneration changes. [Gr.]

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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