noun
- Plural of endocarditis; inflammations of the endocardium, the innermost layer of the heart.
Usage: medical term; plural form
Examples
- The patient presented with multiple endocarditides caused by different bacterial strains.
- Recurrent endocarditides can lead to serious complications including valve damage.
- The study examined endocarditides in immunocompromised patients.
- Antibiotic therapy was adjusted to treat the various endocarditides identified in the blood cultures.