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English
Etymology
By surface analysis, cardi- + -itis.
Noun
carditis (usually uncountable, plural carditides)
- (medicine) inflammation of the heart (any or all parts of it).
- Hypernym: cardiopathy
- Hyponyms: endocarditis (inner lining), myocarditis (muscle), pericarditis (outer sac), pancarditis (all parts), perimyoendocarditis (all parts)
Translations
inflammation of the muscles of the heart
Anagrams
Spanish
Etymology
From cardio- + -itis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kaɾˈditis/
- Rhymes: -itis
- Syllabification: car‧di‧tis
Noun
carditis f (plural carditis)
- carditis
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