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Inflammation of the pericardium
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pericarditis
Word definitions for pericarditis in dictionaries
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Pericarditis is an inflammation of the pericardium (the fibrous sac surrounding the heart ). A characteristic chest pain is often present. The disease can be acute or chronic. The causes of pericarditis is most often due to a viral infection . Other causes ...
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n. inflammation of the pericardium
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context cardiology pathology English) inflammation of the pericardium, the membrane that surrounds the heart.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1799, from pericardium + -itis .
Usage examples of pericarditis.
When this disease is developed in the course of rheumatism, it is known as rheumatic pericarditis, and is almost always associated with endocarditis.
In some cases acute pericarditis is very distressing, in others it is mild.
The subject was probably pericarditis, colitis, or the perils of lactose intolerance.
The subject was probably pericarditis, colitis, or the perils of lactose intolerance.