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Noun: myocarditis  ,mI-ow-kaa(r)'dI-tus
  1. Inflammation of the myocardium (the muscular tissue of the heart)
    "The patient was diagnosed with myocarditis following a viral infection";
    - myocardial inflammation

Derived forms: myocarditises

Type of: carditis

Encyclopedia: Myocarditis