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noun
A syndrome marked by weakness, edema and shortness of breath, due to the inability of the heart to circulate the blood adequately to the lungs and other tissues.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: medicine, sciences
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noun
inability to pump enough blood to avoid congestion in the tissues
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: heart failure, coronary failure
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