Meanings
takotsubo cardiomyopathy1
- alternativeuncountableAlternative form of Takotsubo cardiomyopathy
Takotsubo cardiomyopathy2
alternative takotsubo cardiomyopathy · alternative takotsubo syndrome · alternative Takotsubo syndrome
- uncountablecardiologyA type of nonischemic cardiomyopathy in which there is a sudden temporary weakening of the myocardium.
Synonyms: apical ballooning cardiomyopathy, stress cardiomyopathy, transient apical ballooning syndrome
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA type of nonischemic cardiomyopathy in which there is a sudden temporary weakening of the myocardium.
Origin
Named in the 1990s by Japanese doctors who first recognised this disease, after the Japanese word 蛸壷 (takotsubo, “octopus pot/trap”), because of the unusual pot-like shape of the stricken heart in the disease.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Finnish takotsubokardiomyopatia, särkyneen sydämen oireyhtymä
- takotsubokardiomyopatiatype of cardiomyopathy
- särkyneen sydämen oireyhtymätype of cardiomyopathy
Cite this entry
takotsubo cardiomyopathy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/takotsubo%20cardiomyopathy
“takotsubo cardiomyopathy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/takotsubo%20cardiomyopathy. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “takotsubo cardiomyopathy,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/takotsubo%20cardiomyopathy.
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