Dictionary entry

Carditis

Webster's Dictionary 1913

‖Car‐di″tis (kär‐dī″tĭs), n. [NL., fr. Gr. καρδία heart + -itis: cf. F. cardite.] (Med) Inflammation of the fleshy or muscular substance of the heart. See Endocarditis and Pericarditis. Dunglison.