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Libman-Sacks endocarditis

[ lĭb′mən-săks′ ]

n.

A form of vegetative endocarditis found in association with systemic lupus erythematosus.atypical verrucous endocarditis Libman-Sacks syndrome nonbacterial verrucous endocarditis

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