cardiomyopathy

noun

car·​dio·​my·​op·​a·​thy ˈkär-dē-ō-(ˌ)mī-ˈä-pə-thē 

plural cardiomyopathies

: any of several structural or functional diseases of heart muscle marked especially by hypertrophy and obstructive damage to the heart

Examples of cardiomyopathy in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

At just 4, Mireya was diagnosed with left ventricular non-compaction cardiomyopathy (LVNC), a rare condition that severely weakened her heart. —Tereza Shkurtaj, People.com, 17 May 2025

The recipient, a 49-year-old woman with dilated cardiomyopathy, recovered smoothly and showed remarkably low cardiac enzyme levels, which is a key indicator of heart muscle health. —Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 29 Apr. 2025

As for the patient, the 49-year-old woman with dilated cardiomyopathy was discharged from hospital not long after her surgery last August and is doing well. —New Atlas, 17 Apr. 2025

Randy was initially diagnosed with presumptive cardiomyopathy and congestive heart failure. —Emily Blackwood, People.com, 21 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1901, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for cardiomyopathy

• coagulopathy
• encephalopathy
• homoeopathy
• polyneuropathy
• radiculopathy
• enteropathy
• myelopathy
• retinopathy
• myopathy
• psychopathy

Medical Definition

cardiomyopathy

noun

car·​dio·​my·​op·​a·​thy ˈkärd-ē-ō-(ˌ)mī-ˈäp-ə-thē 

plural cardiomyopathies

: any structural or functional disease of heart muscle that is marked especially by enlargement of the heart, by hypertrophy of cardiac muscle, or by rigidity and loss of flexibility of the heart walls and that may be idiopathic or attributable to a specific cause (such as heart valve disease, untreated high blood pressure, or viral infection)