carditis

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English

 carditis on Wikipedia

Etymology

By surface analysis, cardi- +‎ -itis.

Noun

carditis (usually uncountable, plural carditides)

  1. (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)

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Spanish

Etymology

From cardio- +‎ -itis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kaɾˈditis/
  • Rhymes: -itis
  • Syllabification: car‧di‧tis

Noun

carditis f (plural carditis)

  1. carditis

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