encephalomyocarditis
American
[en-sef-uh-loh-mahy-oh-kahr-dahy-tis]
/ ɛnˈsɛf ə loʊˌmaɪ oʊ kɑrˈdaɪ tɪs /
noun
Pathology.
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a viral infection of the central nervous system and skeletal and heart muscle causing degeneration of tissue.
Etymology
Origin of encephalomyocarditis
First recorded in 1945–50; encephalo- + myocarditis
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