myocarditis

[ mahy-oh-kahr-dahy-tis ]

/ ˌmaɪ oʊ kɑrˈdaɪ tɪs /

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noun Pathology.

inflammation of the myocardium.

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Origin of myocarditis

First recorded in 1865–70; myo- + carditis

Words nearby myocarditis

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

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Example sentences from the Web for myocarditis

The Buffalo Bills announced that tight end Tommy Sweeney will miss the rest of the season after being found by a cardiologist to have myocarditis, an inflammatory heart condition that experts say has been found in some covid-19 patients.
Ravens’ Mark Ingram, J.K. Dobbins test positive for coronavirus; Thursday’s game vs. Steelers remains on|Mark Maske|November 24, 2020|Washington Post
The most serious consequences of myocarditis usually occur in professional athletes, and several professional athletes have been hospitalized or died from the condition this year.
The WHO and FDA are at odds over remdesivir|Rachael Zisk|November 23, 2020|Popular Science
Dr. Widal, in whom Metchnikoff had absolute confidence, came to Svres on the 14th and found myocarditis.
Life of Elie Metchnikoff, 1845-1916|Olga Metchnikoff
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
The hearts in such cases are more or less hypertrophied and show extensive areas of fibroid myocarditis.
Arteriosclerosis and Hypertension:|Louis Marshall Warfield
This investigator found that caffein and adrenalin injected together produce myocarditis in the rabbit.
The Toxicity of Caffein|William Salant

British Dictionary definitions for myocarditis

myocarditis

/ (ˌmaɪəʊkɑːˈdaɪtɪs) /

noun

inflammation of the heart muscle

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Medical definitions for myocarditis

myocarditis

[ mī′ō-kär-dī′tĭs ]

n.

carditis

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