endocarditis

[en-doh-kahr-dahy-tis]

noun

Pathology.

1. inflammation of the endocardium.

endocarditis

/ ˌɛndəʊkɑːˈdɪtɪk, ˌɛndəʊkɑːˈdaɪtɪs /

noun

1. inflammation of the endocardium

Other Word Forms

• endocarditic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of endocarditis¹

From New Latin, dating back to 1830–40; endo-, carditis

Example Sentences

Wong, who spent decades teaching a doctrine of nonviolent resistance, died Wednesday at a hospital in Los Angeles at the age of 69, due to cardiopulmonary failure with complications from endocarditis.

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He is suffering from infective endocarditis, an infection in the inner lining of the heart or its valves which affects one in 30,000 people in the UK.

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Mr Golombek described the medical cause of death as "multi organ failure as a result of infective endocarditis and hospital acquired pneumonia".

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Sleep deprivation led to endocarditis, a rare and life-threatening infection of the heart’s inner lining.

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"Recalcitrant and recurring infections, be that UTIs, pneumonia, endocarditis, or diabetic foot ulcer infections, are often associated with biofilms," he said.

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