endocarditis

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noun

An inflammation of the endocardium and sometimes also the heart valves.

Less commonScrabble 16

Meanings

nounendocarditis (countable and uncountable, plural endocarditides or endocarditises)

plural endocarditides · plural endocarditises

  1. countableuncountablecardiologyAn inflammation of the endocardium and sometimes also the heart valves.

Origin

Translations

Catalan endocarditis
  • endocarditisinflammation of the endocardium
Chinese Mandarin 心內膜炎 /心内膜炎
  • 心內膜炎 /心内膜炎 (xīnnèimóyán)inflammation of the endocardium
Czech endokarditida
  • endokarditidainflammation of the endocardium
Dutch endocarditis
  • endocarditisinflammation of the endocardium
French endocardite
  • endocarditeinflammation of the endocardium
German Endokarditis
  • Endokarditisinflammation of the endocardium
Hungarian szívbelhártya-gyulladás
  • szívbelhártya-gyulladásinflammation of the endocardium
Italian endocardite
  • endocarditeinflammation of the endocardium
Korean 심내막염
  • 심내막염 (simnaemagyeom)inflammation of the endocardium
Persian آندوکاردیت
  • آندوکاردیت (ândokârdit)inflammation of the endocardium
Portuguese endocardite
  • endocarditeinflammation of the endocardium
Spanish endocarditis
  • endocarditisinflammation of the endocardium
Turkish endokardit
  • endokarditinflammation of the endocardium
Cite this entry
APA

endocarditis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/endocarditis

MLA

“endocarditis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/endocarditis. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “endocarditis,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/endocarditis.

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