What does "myocarditis" mean?

Inflammation of the myocardium.

Myocarditis

Q: What is a synonym for "myocarditis"?

Common synonyms include: angina, apoplexy, arteriosclerosis, atherosclerosis, cardiac arrest, cardiomyositis.

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Definitions

Noun

1
Inflammation of the myocardium. countable, uncountable
2
inflammation of the myocardium (the muscular tissue of the heart) wordnet

Synonyms

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angina apoplexy arteriosclerosis atherosclerosis cardiac arrest cardiomyositis

Example

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"The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says it is investigating reports that young people have developed myocarditis, or heart inflammation, after being inoculated with a COVID-19 vaccine."

Etymology

From myocard(ium) + -itis.

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