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Endocarditis: Inflammation of the inner lining of the heart. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Endocarditis is available below.
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Exudative and proliferative inflammatory alterations of the endocardium, characterized by the presence of vegetations on the surface of the endocardium or in the endocardium itself, and most commonly involving a heart valve, but sometimes affecting the inner lining of the cardiac chambers or the endocardium elsewhere. It may occur as a primary disorder or as a complication of or in association with another disease. (Dorland, 27th ed) - (Source - Diseases Database)
Inflammation of the endocardium and heart valves - (Source - WordNet 2.1)
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