cardiomyopathy

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noun

The deterioration of the myocardium.

Similar
myocardiopathy
OriginEnglish myopathy ← Ancient Greek καρδία (kardía) ← Proto-Hellenic *kərdíyā →
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Meanings

nouncardiomyopathy (plural cardiomyopathies)

plural cardiomyopathies

  1. medicineThe deterioration of the myocardium.

    Synonyms: myocardiopathy

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe deterioration of the myocardium.

Similar
myocardiopathy

More synonyms by meaning

nouna disorder (usually of unknown origin) of the heart muscle (myocardium)

Similar
myocardiopathy
Broader
heart diseasecardiopathy
Also see
myocardiopathy

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱerd-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱḗr
  3. Proto-Indo-European*ḱr̥díyeh₂
  4. Proto-Hellenic*kərdíyā
  5. Ancient Greekκαρδία (kardía)
  6. Englishcardio-
  7. Englishmyopathy
  8. Englishcardiomyopathy

From cardio- + myopathy.

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Translations

Catalan miocardiopatia, cardiomiopatia
  • miocardiopatiadeterioration of the myocardium
  • cardiomiopatiadeterioration of the myocardium
Chinese Mandarin 心肌病
  • 心肌病 (xīnjībìng)deterioration of the myocardium
Czech kardiomyopatie
  • kardiomyopatiedeterioration of the myocardium
Dutch cardiomyopathie
  • cardiomyopathiedeterioration of the myocardium
Finnish kardiomyopatia, sydänlihasrappeuma
  • kardiomyopatiadeterioration of the myocardium
  • sydänlihasrappeumadeterioration of the myocardium
  • sydänlihassairausdeterioration of the myocardium
French cardiomyopathie
  • cardiomyopathiedeterioration of the myocardium
German Kardiomyopathie
  • Kardiomyopathiedeterioration of the myocardium
Greek καρδιομυοπάθεια
  • καρδιομυοπάθεια (kardiomyopátheia)deterioration of the myocardium
Indonesian kardiomiopati
  • kardiomiopatideterioration of the myocardium
Italian cardiomiopatia
  • cardiomiopatiadeterioration of the myocardium
Japanese 心筋症
  • 心筋症 (shinkinshō)deterioration of the myocardium
Malay kardiomiopati
  • kardiomiopatideterioration of the myocardium
Portuguese cardiomiopatia
  • cardiomiopatiadeterioration of the myocardium
Spanish miocardiopatía
  • miocardiopatíadeterioration of the myocardium

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

myocardiopathy
Cite this entry
APA

cardiomyopathy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cardiomyopathy

MLA

“cardiomyopathy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cardiomyopathy. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cardiomyopathy,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cardiomyopathy.

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