Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cardiomyopathy

/kˌɑɹdioʊmaɪˈɑpəθi/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.66 in modern English

Syllables: car-diomy-opa-thy
IPA: /kˌɑɹdioʊmaɪˈɑpəθi/

30

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

7

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The deterioration of the myocardium.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱerd- Proto-Indo-European *ḱḗr Proto-Indo-European *ḱr̥díyeh₂ Proto-Hellenic *kərdíyā Ancient Greek καρδία (kardía)lbor. English cardio- English myopathy English cardiomyopathy From cardio- + myopathy.

Inflected Forms

cardiomyopathies (plural)

Derived Forms

cardiomyopathic

Phrases

apical ballooning cardiomyopathy hypertrophic cardiomyopathy stress cardiomyopathy takotsubo cardiomyopathy

Synonyms

myocardiopathy

Rhymes With

psychopathy

Questions

How do you pronounce cardiomyopathy?: The recorded pronunciation is /kˌɑɹdioʊmaɪˈɑpəθi/.
What does cardiomyopathy mean?: The deterioration of the myocardium.
Where does cardiomyopathy come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱerd- Proto-Indo-European *ḱḗr Proto-Indo-European *ḱr̥díyeh₂ Proto-Hellenic *kərdíyā Ancient Greek καρδία (kardía)lbor. English cardio- English myopathy English cardiomyopathy From cardio- + myopathy.

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