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noun Pathology.
a viral infection of the central nervous system and skeletal and heart muscle causing degeneration of tissue.
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Encephalomyocarditis
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| a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H9Cl5, usually derived from chloral by reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide and pediculicide: agricultural use prohibited in the U.S. |
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encephalomyocarditis en·ceph·a·lo·my·o·car·di·tis (ěn-sěf'ə-lō-mī'ō-kär-dī'tĭs)
n.
An acute viral disease characterized by inflammation and degeneration of skeletal and cardiac muscle and lesions of the central nervous system.
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