Dexiocardia

/ˌdɛksiəˈkɑːrdiə/ noun

Definition

a rare congenital condition where the heart is positioned on the right side of the chest instead of the left.

Etymology

From dexio- (Greek for right) plus cardia (heart). This medical term precisely describes the directional abnormality, contrasting with the normal levocardia position.

Kelly Says

Dexiocardia isn't necessarily fatal—some people live normal lives with right-sided hearts—but it's often associated with situs inversus totalis, where the entire body's organs are mirrored, an extremely rare condition that doctors call 'situs inversus'!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ዴክስዮካርዲያ
dek-see-oh-kar-dee-yah
ARالعربية
قلب يمين
qalb yamin
BNবাংলা
ডেক্সিওকারডিয়া
dek-see-oh-kar-dee-yah
CACatalà
dexiocardiopatia
deh-ksee-oh-kar-dee-oh-pah-tee-ah
CSČeština
dexiokardie
deh-ksee-oh-kar-dee-eh
DADansk
dexiocardi
deh-ksee-oh-kar-dee
DEDeutsch
Dexiokardio
deh-ksee-oh-kar-dee-oh
ELΕλληνικά
δεξιοκαρδία
deh-ksee-oh-kar-dee-ah
ESEspañol
dexiocardiopatía
deh-ksee-oh-kar-dee-oh-pah-tee-ah
FAفارسی
دکستروکاردی
dek-stro-kar-dee
FISuomi
dexiocardio
deh-ksee-oh-kar-dee-oh
FRFrançais
dexiocardie
deh-zee-oh-kar-dee
GUGU
દેક્ષિણ હૃદય
deh-ksee-n hriday
HAHA
dexiocardia
deh-ksee-oh-kar-dee-ah
HEעברית
דקסטרוקרדי
dek-stro-kar-dee
HIहिन्दी
दक्षिण हृदय
dakshin hriday
HUMagyar
dexiocardio
deh-ksee-oh-kar-dee-oh
IDBahasa Indonesia
dexiocardia
deh-ksee-oh-kar-dee-ah
IGIG
dexiocardia
deh-ksee-oh-kar-dee-ah
ITItaliano
dexiocardiopatia
deh-ksee-oh-kar-dee-oh-pah-tee-ah
JA日本語
右心性
migi shin-sei
KKKK
деxtрокардия
dek-stro-kar-dee-yah
KMKM
ការប្រើប្រាស់ស្នាयु
kar-prae-pra-seu-snea-yu
KO한국어
우심성
u-sim-seong
MRMR
डॅक्स्ट्रोकार्डिया
dek-stro-kar-dee-ah
MSBahasa Melayu
dexiocardia
deh-ksee-oh-kar-dee-ah
MYမြန်မာ
ရှေ့လက်များ
shwe-let-ma-yar
NLNederlands
dexiocardio
deh-ksee-oh-kar-dee-oh
NONorsk
dexiocardi
deh-ksee-oh-kar-dee
PAPA
ਦੇਖੀਓਕਾਰਡੀਆ
deh-ksee-oh-kar-dee-ah
PLPolski
dekstrowstronna
dek-strow-strannoh
PTPortuguês
dexiocardiopatia
deh-ksee-oh-kar-dee-oh-pah-tee-ah
RORomână
dexiocardiopatie
deh-ksee-oh-kar-dee-oh-pah-tee-eh
RUРусский
декстрокардия
dek-stro-kar-dee-yah
SVSvenska
dexiocardi
deh-ksee-oh-kar-dee
SWKiswahili
dexiocardia
deh-ksee-oh-kar-dee-ah
TAதமிழ்
வலது இதயம்
valath idhayam
TEతెలుగు
దేశియ హృదయం
desh-ee-ah hridayam
THไทย
หัวใจด้านขวา
hua jai dan kwa
TLTL
dexiocardia
deh-ksee-oh-kar-dee-ah
TRTürkçe
sağkalplilik
sağ-kal-pli-lik
UKУкраїнська
деxtрокардія
dek-stro-kar-dee-yah
URاردو
دیکستروکارڈیا
dek-stro-kar-dee-ah
VITiếng Việt
dexiocardia
deh-ksee-oh-kar-dee-ah
YOYO
dexiocardia
deh-ksee-oh-kar-dee-ah
ZH中文
右心性
yòu xīn xìng
ZUZU
dexiocardia
deh-ksee-oh-kar-dee-ah

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