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remodelling

noun/riːˈmɒdəlɪŋ/

C1CEFR level
68/100Rarity: rare
TechnicalRegister

The progressive change in the size, shape, and function of the heart following injury or overload.

Early inhibition of the renin-angiotensin system limits adverse ventricular remodelling after infarction.

Topic: Cardiology in Medical English

Rarity runs from 0 (a word everyone knows) to 100 (almost never seen outside specialist or literary writing). Level is the word's real difficulty on the CEFR scale, from A1 to C2.

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