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carditis
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Carditis
Carditis \Car*di"tis\ (k[aum]r*d[imac]"t[i^]s), n. [NL., fr. Gr.
kardi`a heart + -itis: cf. F. cardite.] (Med)
Inflammation of the fleshy or muscular substance of the
heart. See Endocarditis and Pericarditis.
--Dunglison.
[1913 Webster] ||
Wiktionary
carditis
n. (context medicine English) inflammation of the muscles of the heart.
WordNet
carditis
n. inflammation of the heart
Wikipedia
Carditis
Carditis is the inflammation of the heart or its surroundings.
It is usually studied and treated by specifying it as:
- Pericarditis is the inflammation of the pericardium
- Myocarditis is the inflammation of the heart muscle
- Endocarditis is the inflammation of the endocardium
- Pancarditis is the inflammation of the entire heart: the epicardium, the myocardium and the endocardium
- Reflux carditis refers to a possible outcome of esophageal reflux (also known as GERD), and involves inflammation of the esophagus/stomach mucosa