What is "embryocardia"

n. (context pathology English) A symptom of myocardial disease in which the cadence of the heart sounds resembles that of a foetus

Embryocardia is the condition in which the two heart sounds S1 and S2 becomes alike and equally spaced. Thus the normal lubb -dubb rhythm of the heart becomes a tic-toc rhythm resembling the heart sounds of a fetus. This condition is observed in myocarditis.