myopericarditis

myopericarditis
Inflammation of the muscular wall of the heart and of the enveloping pericardium; also, perimyocarditis—choice of term determined by whether the principal involvement is pericardial or myocardial. [myo- + pericarditis]

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myo·peri·car·di·tis .mī-ō-.per-ə-.kär-'dīt-əs n, pl -dit·i·des -'dit-ə-.dēz inflammation of both the myocardium and pericardium

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myo·peri·car·di·tis (mi″o-per″ĭ-kahr-diґtis) [myo- + pericarditis] myocarditis combined with pericarditis.

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