noun
cor pulmonale; pulmonary heart disease
Medical term for right-sided heart failure caused by lung disease or pulmonary hypertension.
慢性閉塞性肺疾患は肺性心の原因となることがある。
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease can cause cor pulmonale.
Compound of 肺 (lung) + 性 (nature, characteristic) + 心 (heart), literally 'lung-characteristic heart', a calque of the medical term cor pulmonale.