carditis

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

carditis
    n 1: inflammation of the heart

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Carditis \Car*di"tis\ (k[aum]r*d[imac]"t[i^]s), n. [NL., fr. Gr.
   kardi`a heart + -itis: cf. F. cardite.] (Med)
   Inflammation of the fleshy or muscular substance of the
   heart. See {Endocarditis} and {Pericarditis}. --Dunglison.
   [1913 Webster]