endomyocarditis

[ en-doh-mahy-oh-kahr-dahy-tis ]
/ ˌɛn doʊˌmaɪ oʊ kɑrˈdaɪ tɪs /

noun Pathology.

inflammation of the heart muscle and the inner lining of the heart.

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Origin of endomyocarditis

First recorded in 1940–45; endo- + myocarditis

Words nearby endomyocarditis

endomorphic, endomorphism, endomycetales, endomyocardial, endomyocardial fibrosis, endomyocarditis, endomyometritis, endomysium, endoneuritis, endoneurium, endonuclease
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Medical definitions for endomyocarditis

endomyocarditis
[ ĕn′dō-mī′ō-kär-dī′tĭs ]

n.

Inflammation of the endocardial and the myocardial membrane.
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