See Also: alkalophile(medicine)

cor pulmonale (iou) and alkalophile (medicine)


cor pulmonale (iou)



cor pulmonale noun phr. M19.
[from Latin cor heart + mod. Latin pulmonalis, -e (from Latin pulmo(n-) lung).]
Medicine.
The right auricle and ventricle of the heart. Only in M19.
Disease, esp. enlargement, of the right side of the heart as a result of disease of the lungs or their blood-vessels. M20.

alkalophile (medicine)


alkalophile
<microbiology> A microorganism which grows best in alkaline, or basic, environments, where the pH is between 7 (neutral) and 12.