Takotsubo cardiomyopathy
A type of nonischemic cardiomyopathy in which there is a sudden temporary weakening of…A type of nonischemic cardiomyopathy in which there is a sudden temporary weakening of the myocardium.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)A 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 JapaneNamed 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.
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Synonyms
3 synonymsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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