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myocarditis

[ mahy-oh-kahr-dahy-tis ]

noun

, Pathology.
  1. inflammation of the myocardium.


myocarditis

/ ˌmaɪəʊkɑːˈdaɪtɪs /

noun

  1. inflammation of the heart muscle


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Word History and Origins

Origin of myocarditis1

First recorded in 1865–70; myo- + carditis

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Example Sentences

Dr. Widal, in whom Metchnikoff had absolute confidence, came to Svres on the 14th and found myocarditis.

It may be secondary to hypertrophy of the heart, to myocarditis, or to pericarditis.

Severe influenza or infectious pneumonia is not infrequently followed by myocarditis.

The hearts in such cases are more or less hypertrophied and show extensive areas of fibroid myocarditis.

This investigator found that caffein and adrenalin injected together produce myocarditis in the rabbit.

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