encephalomyocarditis

encephalomyocarditis definition - medical

en·ceph·a·lo·my·o·car·di·tis (ĕn-sĕfˌə-lō-mīˌō-kär-dīˈtĭs)

noun
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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