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carditis /car·di·tis/ (kahr-di´tis) inflammation of the heart; myocarditis.
carditis [kärdī′tis] inflammation of the heart muscle, usually resulting from infection. In most cases more than one layer of muscle is involved. Chest pain, cardiac arrhythmia, circulatory failure, and damage to the structures of the heart may occur. Kinds of carditis are endocarditis, myocarditis, and pericarditis. carditis [kahr-di´tis] inflammation of the heart; 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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