Definition of endocarditis in English:
endocarditis
noun ˌɛndəʊkɑːˈdʌɪtɪsˌɛndoʊˌkɑrˈdaɪdəs
mass nounMedicine Inflammation of the endocardium.
Example sentencesExamples
- People with some types of heart defects are at greater risk of developing bacterial endocarditis.
- Identification of the organism and treatment will prevent progression to meningitis, endocarditis or other complications.
- Patients at high risk of bacterial endocarditis include those with prosthetic heart valves, congenital heart disease and previous history of bacterial endocarditis.
- Infection in this population often results in central nervous system involvement and septicemia, but may include pneumonia and endocarditis.
- Up to 30% of patients have cardiac murmurs due to endocarditis or pancarditis.
Derivatives
adjectiveˌɛndəʊkɑːˈdɪtɪk
Medicine One patient developed an endocarditic infection and died.
Example sentencesExamples
- Thats incredibly unsmart, due to the proximity to the heart, you could very easily get an endocarditic infection.
Definition of endocarditis in US English:
endocarditis
nounˌendōˌkärˈdīdəsˌɛndoʊˌkɑrˈdaɪdəs
Medicine Inflammation of the endocardium.
Example sentencesExamples
- People with some types of heart defects are at greater risk of developing bacterial endocarditis.
- Up to 30% of patients have cardiac murmurs due to endocarditis or pancarditis.
- Infection in this population often results in central nervous system involvement and septicemia, but may include pneumonia and endocarditis.
- Identification of the organism and treatment will prevent progression to meningitis, endocarditis or other complications.
- Patients at high risk of bacterial endocarditis include those with prosthetic heart valves, congenital heart disease and previous history of bacterial endocarditis.