encephalomyocarditis
[en-sef-uh-loh-mahy-oh-kahr-dahy-tis]
- a viral infection of the central nervous system and skeletal and heart muscle causing degeneration of tissue.
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encephalomyocarditis
(ĕn-sĕf′ə-lō-mī′ō-kär-dī′tĭs)- An acute viral disease characterized by inflammation and degeneration of skeletal and cardiac muscle and lesions of the central nervous system.
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