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carditis

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car·di·tis  (kär-dts)
n.
Inflammation of the muscle tissue of the heart.


carditis [kɑːˈdaɪtɪs]
n
(Medicine / Pathology) inflammation of the heart

carditis
an inflamed condition of the heart.
See also: Heart
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.carditis - inflammation of the heart
inflammation, redness, rubor - a response of body tissues to injury or irritation; characterized by pain and swelling and redness and heat
endocarditis - inflammation of the endocardium and heart valves
myocardial inflammation, myocarditis - inflammation of the myocardium (the muscular tissue of the heart)
pancarditis - inflammation of the entire heart (the epicardium and the myocardium and the endocardium)
pericarditis - inflammation of the pericardium


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The role of gastric carditis in metaplasia and neoplasia at the gastroesophageal junction.
The most serious complication is carditis, or heart inflammation (rheumatic heart disease), as this may lead to chronic heart disease and disability or death years after an attack.
1993 The patient had relapsing Lyme borreliosis with choroiditis, arthritis, carditis, and tendinitis.
 
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