An abnormally enlarged heart, often caused by overwork or disease.
From Greek 'kardia' (heart) + 'megalia' (enlargement). An older medical term, now largely replaced by the shorter 'cardiomegaly,' but both refer to the same pathological enlargement.
A cardiomegalia heart—enlarged sometimes to twice normal size—beats like an exhausted athlete trying to pump blood through the body with weakened muscles, eventually leading to heart failure.
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