noncompaction

noncompaction

English

Etymology

From non- +‎ compaction.

Noun

noncompaction (uncountable)

  1. (medicine) A disorder in which the heart muscle fails to undergo the usual compaction and remains spongy rather than solid, leading to cardiomyopathy.
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