congestive heart failure

noun

A syndrome marked by weakness, edema and shortness of breath, due to the inability of the heart to circulate the blood adequately to the lungs and other tissues.

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Meanings

nouncongestive heart failure (countable and uncountable, plural congestive heart failures)

plural congestive heart failures

  1. countableuncountablemedicineA syndrome marked by weakness, edema and shortness of breath, due to the inability of the heart to circulate the blood adequately to the lungs and other tissues.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
heart failure

Translations

Hungarian pangásos szívelégtelenség
  • pangásos szívelégtelenségsyndrome marked by weakness, edema and shortness of breath, due to the inability of the heart to circulate the blood adequately to the lungs and other tissues
Japanese 鬱血性心不全
  • 鬱血性心不全 (ukketsuseishinfuzen)syndrome marked by weakness, edema and shortness of breath, due to the inability of the heart to circulate the blood adequately to the lungs and other tissues
Polish niewydolność serca
  • niewydolność sercasyndrome marked by weakness, edema and shortness of breath, due to the inability of the heart to circulate the blood adequately to the lungs and other tissues
Cite this entry
APA

congestive heart failure. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/congestive%20heart%20failure

MLA

“congestive heart failure.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/congestive%20heart%20failure. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “congestive heart failure,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/congestive%20heart%20failure.

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