Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun Inflammation of the myocardium.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun In pathology, inflammation of the myocardium.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun (Med.) Inflammation of the myocardium.

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  • noun pathology, cardiology Inflammation of the myocardium.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun inflammation of the myocardium (the muscular tissue of the heart)

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Examples

  • Around one in five cocaine addicts suffer from an inflammation of heart muscle, known as myocarditis, and the researchers said that a quarter of non-fatal heart attacks among the under-45s are associated with cocaine.

    Cocaine addiction linked to brain abnormalities 2011

  • Around one in five cocaine addicts suffer from an inflammation of heart muscle, known as myocarditis, and the researchers said that a quarter of non-fatal heart attacks among the under-45s are associated with cocaine.

    Cocaine addiction linked to brain abnormalities 2011

  • In a report published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, Dr. Andras Bratincsak of Rady Children's Hospital and the University of California San Diego reported on four cases of a heart inflammation called myocarditis among children there in just one month.

    Medlogs - Recent stories 2010

  • In a report published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, Dr. Andras Bratincsak of Rady Children's Hospital and the University of California San Diego reported on four cases of a heart inflammation called myocarditis among children there in just one month.

    Medlogs - Recent stories 2010

  • Doctors say died from a rare heart disease called myocarditis, or the inflammation of the heart muscle.

    kstp.com - MORE NEWS 2009

  • An autopsy revealed that the teenage player suffered from chronic myocarditis, meaning he should not have been allowed to play hockey.

    Latest News - UPI.com 2009

  • The relatively high incidence of adverse events in immunocompetent individuals following immunization with the currently licensed vaccine (NYCBH virus / DryVax) [1], such as myocarditis and eczema vaccinatum, has been a recent deterrent to immunizing the general population

    PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles 2008

  • Sadly, he died shortly before turning 52 in 1946 from coronary thrombosis triggered by chronic myocarditis as a result of the acromegaly.

    Dr. Franklin Ruehl, Ph.D.: Intriguing Factoids From the Horror/Sci-Fi/Mystery Genre Ph.D. Dr. Franklin Ruehl 2011

  • One had quoted statistics about the survival expectancy for those diagnosed with myocarditis—one-third get better, one-third live with the disease, and one-third die—and then told her to wait it out.

    Dramatic Prescriptions for Doctors Laura Hedli 2011

  • Added Ms. Moose, who suffers from myocarditis and co-founded the Myocarditis Foundation with her husband in 2003, "He feels that the patients will do better if the decisions are their own."

    Dramatic Prescriptions for Doctors Laura Hedli 2011

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