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ECTOCARDIA

\ˌɛktəkˈɑːdi͡ə], \ˌɛktəkˈɑːdi‍ə], \ˌɛ_k_t_ə_k_ˈɑː_d_iə]\

Definitions of ECTOCARDIA

1898 - Warner's pocket medical dictionary of today.
1900 - A dictionary of medicine and the allied sciences
1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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Malposition of the heart.

1898 - Warner's pocket medical dictionary of today.
By William R. Warner

[Greek] A condition in which the heart is bare, i. e., covered only by skin and subcutaneous tissue.

1900 - A dictionary of medicine and the allied sciences
By Alexander Duane

Displacement of the heart.

1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland

A malformation in which the heart is out of its normal position. [Gr.]

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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