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congenital heart disease en · NOUN
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) Any heart disease present since birth.
Advances in surgical treatment of congenital heart disease have contributed to the need of more accurate techniques for evaluating alterations in physiology of the circulation.
1951 March, J. H. Lehmann, A. D. Johnson, W. C. Bridges, J. Michel, D. M. Green, “Cardiac Catheterization—A Diagnostic Aid in Congenital Heart Disease”, in Northwest Medicine, volume 50, number 3, Portland, Ore.: Northwest Medical Publishing Association, page 170:
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(countable, uncountable, usually) Any heart disease present since birth. ▸ Synonym of congenital heart defect.
Forms
Relateds
CHD · CHD
Synonyms
congenital heart defect
wikidata: Q939364 · wikidata: Q939364