Takotsubo cardiomyopathy

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英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A type of nonischemic cardiomyopathy in which there is a sudden temporary weakening of the myocardium. uncountable

词形变化

takotsubo cardiomyopathy alternative takotsubo syndrome alternative Takotsubo syndrome alternative

词源

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.
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