DEXTROCARDIA

dextrocardia

(noun) abnormal condition where the heart is located toward the right side of the chest

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

dextrocardia (countable and uncountable, plural dextrocardias)

(medicine) A congenital abnormality in which the heart is transposed to the right side of the chest

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

12 January 2025

HABIT

(noun) (psychology) an automatic pattern of behavior in reaction to a specific situation; may be inherited or acquired through frequent repetition; “owls have nocturnal habits”; “she had a habit twirling the ends of her hair”; “long use had hardened him to it”


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“Coffee, the favorite drink of the civilized world.” – Thomas Jefferson, third president of the United States

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