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encephalomyocarditis

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

noun

Pathology.

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

Etymology

Origin of encephalomyocarditis

First recorded in 1945–50; encephalo- + myocarditis

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