carditis

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carditis - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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]

carditis - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  carditis
      n 1: inflammation of the heart