Inflammation of the corona or crown-like structure, particularly inflammation of the coronary arteries or related cardiac tissue.
From corona (crown) plus -itis (medical suffix from Greek, meaning inflammation), so literally 'inflammation of the crown-shaped structure.'
The suffix -itis means inflammation and comes from Greek—doctors add it to everything to describe infections or inflammation (bronchitis, laryngitis, gastritis), making medical language predictable!
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