beer drinkers' cardiomyopathy
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beer drinkers' cardiomyopathy
[′bir ‚driŋ·kərz ¦kärd·ē·ō·mī′äp·ə·thē] (medicine)
Congestive heart failure and nonspecific cardiomyopathy presumed due to cobalt added to beer.
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