Term meaning literally, "heart on the right". Used to describe patients who, for a variety of reasons, have their hearts predominantly in the right chest rather than the left. Dextrocardia can be associated in some cases with a normal heart.
Abnormal position of the heart within the chest. The heart is usually on the left, and in this condition it is on the right.
a rare genetic condition in which the heart is located on the right side of the body, instead of the left.
Cardiac apex directed to the right of the midline. See also cardiac position.
Dextrocardia is a peculiar condition in which the heart is positioned on the right side of the chest while it is normally on the left (mirror-image). The name is derived from dexter in Latin meaning "on the right" and cardio meaning "of the heart".