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encephalomyocarditis

[ en-sef-uh-loh-mahy-oh-kahr-dahy-tis ]
/ ɛnˈsɛf ə loʊˌmaɪ oʊ kɑrˈdaɪ tɪs /

noun Pathology.

a viral infection of the central nervous system and skeletal and heart muscle causing degeneration of tissue.

Words nearby encephalomyocarditis

encephalomyelocele, encephalomyeloneuropathy, encephalomyelopathy, encephalomyeloradiculitis, encephalomyeloradiculopathy, encephalomyocarditis, encephalomyocarditis virus, encephalon, encephalopathy, encephalopyosis, encephalorrhagia

Origin of encephalomyocarditis

First recorded in 1945–50; encephalo- + myocarditis
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Medical definitions for encephalomyocarditis

encephalomyocarditis
[ ĕn-sĕf′ə-lō-mī′ō-kär-dī′tĭs ]

n.

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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