MYOCARDITIS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does myocarditis mean? 

• MYOCARDITIS (noun)
  The noun MYOCARDITIS has 1 sense:

1. inflammation of the myocardium (the muscular tissue of the heart)

  Familiarity information: MYOCARDITIS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MYOCARDITIS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Inflammation of the myocardium (the muscular tissue of the heart)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

myocardial inflammation; myocarditis

Hypernyms ("myocarditis" is a kind of...):

carditis (inflammation of the heart)

 Context examples 

Viral myocarditis may progress to an autoimmune phase and then to progressive cardiac dilatation.

(Dilated Cardiomyopathy Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/KEGG)

DIPHTHERIA TOXIN, produced by C. diphtheriae, can cause myocarditis, polyneuritis, and other systemic toxic effects.

(Diphtheria, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

The diphtheria toxin may cause myocarditis, polyneuritis, and other systemic effects.

(Diphtheria, NCI Thesaurus)

Current hypotheses regarding causes of "idiopathic" DCM focus on chronic viral myocarditis and/or on autoimmune abnormalities.

(Dilated Cardiomyopathy Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/KEGG)