endocarditisn.
/ˌɛndəʊkɑːˈdʌɪtɪs/ Medicine.
Inflammation of the lining membrane of the heart.
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carditis1772
pericarditis1777
endocarditis1836
myocarditis1848
mediastino-pericarditis1876
pneumopericarditis1890
valvulitis1891
pancarditis1900
mesoaortitis1909
1836–9 Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. II. 646/2 Chronic endocarditis affects the valves of the heart.
1882 Pop. Sci. Monthly 20 712 Trivial injuries to the mitral-valve curtains by endocarditis.
Derivatives
endocarditic adj. /-ˈdɪtɪk/ of or pertaining to endocarditis.
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1881 A. Flint Treat. Princ. Med. (ed. 5) 335 Simultaneous involvement of the mitral valve in the endocarditic process.
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