Bacterial endocarditis
a bacterial infection of the inner lining of the heart, most often of the heart valves, characterized by fever, enlarged spleen, and heart murmur.
bacterial endocarditis n.
infectious endocarditis caused by the direct invasion of bacteria and leading to deformity of the heart valves.
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