Definitions for carditiskɑrˈdaɪ tɪs

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

car•di•tiskɑrˈdaɪ tɪs(n.)

  1. inflammation of the pericardium, myocardium, or endocardium.

    Category: Pathology

Origin of carditis:

1775–85; < Gk kard(ía) heart +-itis

Princeton's WordNet

  1. carditis(noun)

    inflammation of the heart

Wiktionary

  1. carditis(Noun)

    inflammation of the muscles of the heart.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Carditis(noun)

    inflammation of the fleshy or muscular substance of the heart. See Endocarditis and Pericarditis


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