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Examples include pneumonia, seizures, myocarditis (inflammation of the heart), and encephalitis (inflammation of the brain).
—Laura Dorwart, Verywell Health, 25 Oct. 2024
There were 1,626 cases of myocarditis reported among more than 354 million primary doses and 37 cases of myocarditis among more than 81 million booster doses, according to the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.
—Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes, 13 Nov. 2023
Those in the same age category who are infected with Covid see a rate of myocarditis of 64.9 per 100,000, according to Yale University researchers.
—Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes, 13 Nov. 2023
The risk of myocarditis for young adult males is even lower upon subsequent doses than the already very small risk following primary series doses, and the risk of adverse cardiac outcomes in this group was many times higher after a Covid infection than after vaccination.
—Jennifer Beam Dowd, STAT, 13 Oct. 2023
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Word History
Etymology
New Latin
First Known Use
circa 1848, in the meaning defined above
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“Myocarditis.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/myocarditis. Accessed 7 Jan. 2025.
Medical Definition
myocarditis
noun
myo·car·di·tis
ˌmī-ə-(ˌ)kär-ˈdīt-əs
: inflammation of the myocardium
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