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endocarditis Med.|ˌɛndəʊkɑːˈdaɪtɪs| [f. endocardi-um + -itis.] Inflammation of the lining membrane of the heart. Hence endocarditic |-ˈdɪtɪk| a., of or pertaining to endocarditis.
1836–9Todd Cycl. Anat. II. 646/2 Chronic endocarditis affects the valves of the heart. 1866A. Flint Princ. Med. (1880) 335 Simultaneous involvement of the mitral valve in the endocarditic process. 1882Pop. Sc. Monthly XX. 712 Trivial injuries to the mitral-valve curtains by endocarditis. |