Medical Definition of Dextroposition of the heart

1. The heart is displaced to the right (from its usual location in the left chest). There is no anatomic alteration in the heart itself, just in its location. Dextroposition occurs when the contents of the left side of the chest shove the heart to the right or when the contents of the right chest are reduced (for example, by collapse of the right lung) and the heart moves toward the sparsely occupied space on the right. (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Dextroposition Of The Heart

dextrogyrate
dextrogyration
dextrogyre
dextrolateral
dextromanual
dextromenthol
dextromethorphan
dextromethorphan O-demethylase
dextromethorphan hydrobromide
dextromoramide
dextromoramide tartrate
dextronic
dextronic acid
dextropedal
dextroposition
dextroposition of the heart (current term)
dextropropoxyphene
dextropropoxyphene hydrochloride
dextropropoxyphene napsylate
dextrorotary
dextrorotation
dextrorotatory
dextrorotatory isomer
dextrorphan
dextrorphanol
dextrorsal
dextrorse
dextrose
dextroses
dextrosinistral

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