Libman-Sacks endocarditis
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Libman-Sacks endocarditis
[′lib·mən ′saks ‚en·dō‚kär′dīd·əs] (medicine)
Inflammation of, accompanied by the presence of watery vegetations on, the endocardium; complicates systemic lupus erythematosus.
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