Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cardiothoracic ratio

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.25 in modern English

Syllables: car-dio-tho-raci-c ra-tio
IPA

29

Scrabble Score

19

Letters

6

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The ratio (MRD + MLD) / ID, where MRD is the greatest perpendicular diameter from midline to right heart border; MLD is the greatest perpendicular diameter from midline to left heart border; and ID is the internal diameter of the chest at the level of the right hemidiaphragm.

Inflected Forms

cardiothoracic ratios (plural)

Questions

What does cardiothoracic ratio mean?: The ratio (MRD + MLD) / ID, where MRD is the greatest perpendicular diameter from midline to right heart border; MLD is the greatest perpendicular diameter from midline to left heart border; and ID is the internal diameter of the chest at the level of the right hemidiaphragm.

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