malignant endocarditis


ma·lig·nant en·do·car·di·tis

acute bacterial endocarditis, usually secondary to suppuration elsewhere and running a fulminating course. Synonym(s): septic endocarditis

malignant endocarditis

1. An old term for endocarditis that is rapidly fatal.2. Valvular vegetations composed of tumor cells.See also: endocarditis