myocarditis

noun

myo·​car·​di·​tis ˌmī-ə-(ˌ)kär-ˈdī-təs How to pronounce myocarditis (audio)
: inflammation of the myocardium

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What about side effects like myocarditis? Deborah Fuller, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025 According to the family, a specialist later found that Parker's death was caused by eosinophilic myocarditis—an inflammation of the heart muscle triggered by too many white blood cells building up in his body. Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Sep. 2025 What about side effects like myocarditis? Deborah Fuller, The Conversation, 3 Sep. 2025 What Kennedy didn’t say, however, is that contracting COVID-19 increases the risk of myocarditis at a higher rate than vaccination does. Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for myocarditis

Word History

Etymology

New Latin

First Known Use

circa 1848, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of myocarditis was circa 1848

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“Myocarditis.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/myocarditis. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.

Medical Definition

myocarditis

noun
myo·​car·​di·​tis ˌmī-ə-(ˌ)kär-ˈdīt-əs How to pronounce myocarditis (audio)
: inflammation of the myocardium

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