NOUN | state | carditis | inflammation of the heart |
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Meaning | inflammation of the heart. | |
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Narrower | endocarditis | inflammation of the endocardium and heart valves |
myocardial inflammation, myocarditis | inflammation of the myocardium (the muscular tissue of the heart) | |
pancarditis | inflammation of the entire heart (the epicardium and the myocardium and the endocardium) | |
pericarditis | inflammation of the pericardium | |
Broader | inflammation, redness, rubor | A response of body tissues to injury or irritation |
Spanish | carditis | |
Catalan | carditis |
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