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Afford a present to the Infant God?

Hast thou no verse, no hymn, or solemn strain,

To welcome him to this his new abode,

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heart failure

Part of Speechnoun

The chronic inability of the heart to pump a sufficient amount of blood throughout the body, leading to a pooling of blood and shortness of breath.

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Synonyms

congestive cardiac failurecongestive heart failure

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Related Words

coronary failureheart-failurecardiopathologycoronary heart diseaseholiday heart syndromecardiomyopathycardiogenic shock

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