the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. Inflammation of the fleshy or muscular substance of the heart. See endocarditis and pericarditis.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. In pathology, inflammation of the muscular substance of the heart; myocarditis.
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n. inflammation of the heart
Word Usage
"The diseases caused by Group A Streptococcus can become rheumatic fever, a disease that attacks the heart and leads to carditis, an inflammation of the heart, and congestive heart failure over a period of months and years."