acute bacterial endocarditis
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acute bacterial endocarditis
[ə′kyüt bak′tir·ē·əl ‚en·dō‚kär′dīd·əs] (medicine)
Fulminant, rapidly progressive endocarditis, usually associated with a significant systemic infection.
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