Levocardia is a medical condition where the heart is on the correct side of the body (the left), but the related structures are on the wrong side, either due to corrected transposition of the great vessels or to situs inversus. The term `levocardia` can also be used to indicate the absence of dextrocardia, and thus normal positioning of the hear.....
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<anatomy, embryology> Reversal of all of the abdominal and thoracic organs (situs inversus) except the heart which is still in its usual location on the left. This situation is far more of an anatomic mess than when all the organs including the heart are reversed to create a complete mirror image. ... Levocardia virtually always results in co...
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(le″vo-kahr´de-ә) a term denoting normal position of the heart associated with transposition of other viscera (situs inversus).
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Type: Term Pronunciation: lē′vō-kar′dē-ă Definitions: 1. Situs inversus of the other viscera but with the heart normally situated on the left; congenital cardiac lesions are commonly associated.
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Levocardia: Reversal of all of the abdominal and thoracic organs (situs inversus) except the heart, which is still in its usual location on the left. Levocardia virtually always rerflects the presence of congenital heart disease (malformation of the heart or great vessels). See also: Dextrocardia.
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