Medical term:

Levocardia



levocardia

 [le″vo-kahr´de-ah]
a term denoting normal position of the heart associated with transposition of other viscera (situs inversus).
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.

le·vo·car·di·a

(lē'vō-kar'dē-ă),
Situs inversus of the other viscera but with the heart normally situated on the left; congenital cardiac lesions are commonly associated.
[levo- + G. kardia, heart]
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levocardia

 Reversal of all abdominal and thoracic organs–situs inversus except the heart, which is still in its usual location on the left; levocardia is always associated with congenital heart disease, including transposition of great vessels
McGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

le·vo·car·di·a

(lē'vō-kahr'dē-ă)
Situs inversus of the other viscera but with the heart normally situated on the left; congenital cardiac lesions are commonly associated.
Synonym(s): laevocardia.
[levo- + G. kardia, heart]
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012


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