What is "dextrocardia"

n. (context medicine English) A congenital abnormality in which the heart is transposed to the right side of the chest

n. abnormal condition where the heart is located toward the right side of the chest

Dextrocardia (from Latin dexter, meaning "right," and Greek kardia, meaning "heart") is a rare congenital defect in which the apex of the heart is located on the right side of the body. There are two main types of dextrocardia: dextrocardia of embryonic arrest (also known as isolated dextrocardia) and dextrocardia situs inversus. Dextrocardia situs inversus is further divided.