encephalomyocarditis

[ en-sef-uh-loh-mahy-oh-kahr-dahy-tis ]
/ ɛnˈsɛf ə loʊˌmaɪ oʊ kɑrˈdaɪ tɪs /

noun Pathology.

a viral infection of the central nervous system and skeletal and heart muscle causing degeneration of tissue.

Origin of encephalomyocarditis

First recorded in 1945–50; encephalo- + myocarditis

Words nearby encephalomyocarditis

encephalomyelocele, encephalomyeloneuropathy, encephalomyelopathy, encephalomyeloradiculitis, encephalomyeloradiculopathy, encephalomyocarditis, encephalomyocarditis virus, encephalon, encephalopathy, encephalopyosis, encephalorrhagia

Medical definitions for encephalomyocarditis

encephalomyocarditis
[ ĕn-sĕf′ə-lō-mī′ō-kär-dī′tĭs ]

n.

An acute viral disease characterized by inflammation and degeneration of skeletal and cardiac muscle and lesions of the central nervous system.