In medical jurisprudence. An inflammation of the velns, which may originate in septicaemia (bacterial blood-poisoning) or pyaemia (poisoning from pus), and is capable of beiug transmitted to other tissues, as, the brain or the muscular tissue of the heart In the latter case, an infiam-mation of the heart is produced which is called “endocarditis” and which may result fatally. See Succession of Bidwell, 52 La. Ann. 744, 27 South. 281
Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)
