carditis

/kɑ:'daitis/

Thân thiện

The patient was diagnosed with carditis after experiencing chest pain.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • Inflammation of the heart: A medical condition characterized by inflammation of the tissues of the heart.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:
  • Rheumatic fever is a common cause of carditis.
  • The patient was diagnosed with carditis following the infection.

Advanced Usage

• "Bacterial carditis": Carditis specifically caused by a bacterial infection.

  • Endocarditis is a form of bacterial carditis affecting the inner lining of the heart.

• "Focal carditis": Inflammation localized to a specific area of the heart muscle.

  • The biopsy revealed evidence of focal carditis.

Variants and Related Words

• Endocarditis (n): Inflammation of the endocardium (the heart's inner lining).
• Myocarditis (n): Inflammation of the myocardium (the heart muscle).
• Pericarditis (n): Inflammation of the pericardium (the sac surrounding the heart).

Synonyms

• Heart inflammation: The general, non-technical term for carditis.

Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)

Not applicable for this medical noun.

Related Idioms

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Học thuật

Noun

1. inflammation of the heart