endocarditis
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en·do·car·di·tis
(ĕn′dō-kär-dī′tĭs)n.
Inflammation of the endocardium.
[endocard(ium) + -itis.]
en′do·car·dit′ic (-dĭt′ĭk) adj.
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endocarditis
(ˌɛndəʊkɑːˈdaɪtɪs)n
(Pathology) inflammation of the endocardium
endocarditic adj
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en•do•car•di•tis
(ˌɛn doʊ kɑrˈdaɪ tɪs)n.
inflammation of the endocardium.
[1830–40]
en`do•car•dit′ic (-ˈdɪt ɪk) adj.
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endocarditis
an inflamed condition of the endocardium, the membrane that lines heart chambers.
See also: Heart-Ologies & -Isms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
endocarditis
Inflammation of the endocardium (inner heart lining) often resulting from infection by bacteria.
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| Noun | 1. | endocarditis - inflammation of the endocardium and heart valves carditis - inflammation of the heart subacute bacterial endocarditis - a chronic bacterial infection of the endocardium and heart valves; symptoms develop slowly |
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en·do·car·di·tis
n. endocarditis, infl. aguda o crónica del endocardio;
acute bacterial ___ → ___ aguda bacteriana;
bacterial ___ → ___ bacteriana;
chronic ___ → ___ crónica;
constrictive ___ → ___ constrictiva;
infectious ___ → ___ infecciosa;
malignant ___ → ___ maligna;
mucomembranous ___ → ___ mucomembranosa;
rheumatic ___ → ___ reumática;
subacute bacterial ___ → ___ subaguda bacteriana;
tuberculous ___ → ___ tuberculosa;
valvular ___ → ___ valvular;
vegetative ___ → ___ vegetativa.
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endocarditis
n endocarditis f; infectious — endocarditis infecciosaEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.