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carditis

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carditis /car·di·tis/ (kahr-di´tis) inflammation of the heart; myocarditis.
car·di·tis (kär-dts)
n.
Inflammation of the muscle tissue of the heart. Also called myocarditis.

carditis,
n an inflammation of the heart muscle tissue. Pericarditis, myocarditis, and endocarditis are types of carditis affecting specific regions of the heart.

carditis
inflammation of the heart; myocarditis.

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