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endocarditis
(redirected from infectious endocarditis)

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en·do·car·di·tis  (nd-kär-dts)
n.
Inflammation of the endocardium.


endo·car·ditic (-dtk) adj.

endocarditis [ˌɛndəʊkɑːˈdaɪtɪs]
n
(Medicine / Pathology) inflammation of the endocardium
endocarditic  [ˌɛndəʊkɑːˈdɪtɪk] adj

endocarditis
an inflamed condition of the endocardium, the membrane that lines heart chambers.
See also: Heart
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.endocarditis - inflammation of the endocardium and heart valves
carditis - inflammation of the heart
subacute bacterial endocarditis - a chronic bacterial infection of the endocardium and heart valves; symptoms develop slowly


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