endocarditis

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English

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Etymology

From endocard(ium) +‎ -itis.

Noun

endocarditis (countable and uncountable, plural endocarditides or endocarditises)

  1. (pathology, cardiology) An inflammation of the endocardium and sometimes also the heart valves.
    Hypernyms: carditis, cardiopathy
    Coordinate terms: myocarditis, pericarditis, pancarditis, perimyoendocarditis

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Catalan

Etymology

From endocardi +‎ -itis.

Pronunciation

Noun

endocarditis f (invariable)

  1. (pathology) endocarditis

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Spanish

Etymology

From endocardio +‎ -itis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /endokaɾˈditis/
  • Rhymes: -itis
  • Syllabification: en‧do‧car‧di‧tis

Noun

endocarditis f (plural endocarditis)

  1. (pathology) endocarditis

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