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Noun: endocarditis  ,en-dow,kaa(r)'dI-tus
  1. Inflammation of the endocardium and heart valves
    "Bacterial endocarditis required prolonged antibiotic treatment"

Derived forms: endocarditises

Type of: carditis

Encyclopedia: Endocarditis, infective