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English
Etymology
From epicardium + -itis.
Noun
epicarditis (uncountable)
- (pathology) inflammation of the epicardium
2015 July 16, “First Description of a New Disease in Rainbow Trout ( Oncorhynchus mykiss (Walbaum)) Similar to Heart and Skeletal Muscle Inflammation (HSMI) and Detection of a Gene Sequence Related to Piscine Orthoreovirus (PRV)”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:Mild to severe endo-and myocarditis was accompanied by a similar degree of epicarditis.