myocarditis

[ mahy-oh-kahr-dahy-tis ]

/ ˌmaɪ oʊ kɑrˈdaɪ tɪs /

noun Pathology.

inflammation of the myocardium.

Words nearby myocarditis

myocardial insufficiency, myocardiogram, myocardiograph, myocardiopathy, myocardiorraphy, myocarditis, myocardium, myocardosis, myocele, myocellulitis, myocerosis

Origin of myocarditis

First recorded in 1865–70; myo- + carditis

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Examples from the Web for myocarditis

Of the circulatory system:—Myocarditis, Endocarditis, Thrombosis.
Valere Aude|Louis Dechmann
These changes are sufficient in his opinion to establish the existence of myocarditis.
A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I|Various
It may be secondary to hypertrophy of the heart, to myocarditis, or to pericarditis.
Special Report on Diseases of the Horse|United States Department of Agriculture
Severe influenza or infectious pneumonia is not infrequently followed by myocarditis.
Special Report on Diseases of the Horse|United States Department of Agriculture

She is very young and inexperienced, and the boy—it's myocarditis.
The Street of Seven Stars|Mary Roberts Rinehart

British Dictionary definitions for myocarditis

myocarditis

/ (ˌmaɪəʊkɑːˈdaɪtɪs) /

noun

inflammation of the heart muscle

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Medicine definitions for myocarditis

myocarditis

[ mī′ō-kär-dī′tĭs ]

n.

carditis