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car·di·tis

(kär-dī′tĭs)
n.
Inflammation of the muscle tissue of the heart.
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carditis

(kɑːˈdaɪtɪs)
n
(Pathology) inflammation of the heart
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car•di•tis

(kɑrˈdaɪ tɪs)

n.
inflammation of the pericardium, myocardium, or endocardium.
[1775–85; < Greek kard(ía) heart + -itis]
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carditis

an inflamed condition of the heart.
See also: Heart
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carditis

Inflammation of the heart.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun 1. 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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Translations

car·di·tis

n. carditis, infl. del pericardio, miocardio y endocardio;
rheumatic ___ → ___ reumática.
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carditis

n carditis f
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