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car•di•tis
(kär dī′tis),USA pronunciation n. [Pathol.]
car•dit•ic
(kär dit′ik),USA pronunciation adj.
- Pathologyinflammation of the pericardium, myocardium, or endocardium, separately or in combination.
- Neo-Latin; see cardi-, -itis
- 1775–85;
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