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takotsubo cardiomyopathy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.15 in modern English

Syllables
takot-sub-o -car-diomy-opa-thy
IPA
45
Scrabble Score
23
Letters
7
Syllables
15
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A type of nonischemic cardiomyopathy in which there is a sudden temporary weakening of the myocardium.

Uncountable

noun

Alternative form of Takotsubo cardiomyopathy

Uncountable

Etymology

Named in the 1990s by Japanese doctors who first recognised this disease, after the Japanese word 蛸壷 (takotsubo, “octopus pot/trap”), because of the unusual pot-like shape of the stricken heart in the disease.

Usage

Inflected Forms

takotsubo syndrome (alternative)

Synonyms

apical ballooning cardiomyopathy stress cardiomyopathy transient apical ballooning syndrome

Questions

What does takotsubo cardiomyopathy mean?
A type of nonischemic cardiomyopathy in which there is a sudden temporary weakening of the myocardium.
Where does takotsubo cardiomyopathy come from?
Named in the 1990s by Japanese doctors who first recognised this disease, after the Japanese word 蛸壷 (takotsubo, “octopus pot/trap”), because of the unusual pot-like shape of the stricken heart in the disease.

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