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myocarditis Definition

myo·car·di·tis (-kär dīt′is)

noun

inflammation of the myocardium

Etymology: ModL: see -itis

myocarditis Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • cause: Coxsackie B virus causes myocarditis and might endanger the pig heart in an immune suppressed recipient of a xenograft.

Adjective modifier

  • viral: AIDS is end organ failure of the immune system, as heart failure and transplantation is end organ failure in viral myocarditis.

Browse dictionary entries near myocarditis

  1. ‹ myocardiograph
  2. ‹ myocardial infarction
  3. ‹ myoblast
  4. ‹ MYOB
  5. ‹ myo-
  6. ‹ Mynheer
  7. ‹ myna
  8. ‹ Mylar
  9. ‹ myiasis
  10. ‹ myeloma
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