Meanings
noundextrocardia (countable and uncountable, plural dextrocardias)
plural dextrocardias
- countableuncountablemedicineA congenital abnormality in which the heart is transposed to the right side of the chest.
The term "pure dextrocardia" is used here to signify those cases of dextrocardia in which the liver and spleen are normally placed.
1917, James B. Holmes, “Recent Work in Anatomy, Physiology and Pathology of Childhood”, in American Journal of Diseases of Children, volume 13, page 193
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*déḱs
- Proto-Indo-European*deḱs-terós
- Proto-Italic*deksteros
- Latindexter
- Englishdextro-
- Englishdextrocardia
Translations
Catalan dexiocàrdia, dextrocàrdia
- dexiocàrdiaabnormality
- dextrocàrdiaabnormality
Finnish dekstrokardia
- dekstrokardiaabnormality
French dextrocardie
- dextrocardieabnormality
Indonesian dekstrokardia
- dekstrokardiaabnormality
Romanian dextrocardie
- dextrocardieabnormality
Spanish dextrocardia
- dextrocardiaabnormality
Cite this entry
APA
dextrocardia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dextrocardia
MLA
“dextrocardia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dextrocardia. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dextrocardia,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dextrocardia.
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