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cardiovascular infection
car·di·o·vas·cu·lar in·fec·tion
Subclass of:
Cardiovascular Diseases; Infection
Definitions related to cardiovascular infections:
  • Invasion and growth of microorganisms in the cardiovascular system; may be clinically inapparent or result in local cellular injury.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • Pathological conditions of the CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM caused by infections.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
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