Cardiotoxicity

Pronunciation

Definition 1

Toxicity that affects the heart. (NCI Dictionary)

Definition 2

Toxicity that impairs or damages the heart. This condition is often caused by the administration of a pharmaceutical agent that initiates a poisonous or toxic response in cardiac tissue. (NCI Thesaurus)

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