myocarditis

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noun

Inflammation of the myocardium.

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myocardial inflammation
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Meanings

nounmyocarditis (countable and uncountable, plural myocardites or myocarditides or myocarditises)

plural myocardites · plural myocarditides · plural myocarditises

  1. countableuncountablecardiologyInflammation of the myocardium.

Synonyms & antonyms

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

Similar
myocardial inflammation
Broader
carditis
Also see
cardiomyositis

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From myocard(ium) + -itis.

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Translations

Catalan miocarditis
  • miocarditisinflammation of the myocardium
Chinese Mandarin 心肌炎
  • 心肌炎 (xīnjīyán)inflammation of the myocardium
Czech myokarditida
  • myokarditidainflammation of the myocardium
Dutch myocarditis, hartspierontsteking
  • myocarditisinflammation of the myocardium
  • hartspierontstekinginflammation of the myocardium
Finnish sydänlihastulehdus, myokardiitti
  • sydänlihastulehdusinflammation of the myocardium
  • myokardiittiinflammation of the myocardium
French myocardite
  • myocarditeinflammation of the myocardium
German Herzmuskelentzündung, Myokarditis
  • Herzmuskelentzündunginflammation of the myocardium
  • Myokarditisinflammation of the myocardium
  • Myokardentzündunginflammation of the myocardium
  • Virusmyokarditis (viral)inflammation of the myocardium
  • Riesenzellmyokarditisinflammation of the myocardium
Greek μυοκαρδίτιδα
  • μυοκαρδίτιδα (myokardítida)inflammation of the myocardium
Korean 심근염
  • 심근염 (simgeunyeom)inflammation of the myocardium
Persian میوکاردیت
  • میوکاردیت (miyokârdit)inflammation of the myocardium
Portuguese miocardite
  • miocarditeinflammation of the myocardium
Romanian miocardită
  • miocardităinflammation of the myocardium
Spanish miocarditis
  • miocarditisinflammation of the myocardium
Turkish myokardit
  • myokarditinflammation of the myocardium
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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