cor bovinum

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English

Etymology

Latin, literally "bovine heart".

Noun

cor bovinum (uncountable)

  1. Massive hypertrophy of the left ventricle of the heart due to volume overload.

Italian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Latin cor bovīnum (literally bovine heart).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɔr boˈvi.num/
  • Hyphenation: còr‧bo‧vì‧num

Noun

cor bovinum m (uncountable)

  1. (medicine) cor bovinum (massive heart hypertrophy)

Further reading

  • cor bovinum in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana