pericarditis

pericarditis [per-i-kahr-dahy-tis] ExamplesWord Origin noun Pathology.

1. inflammation of the pericardium.

Origin of pericarditis First recorded in 1790–1800; pericard(ium) + -itis Related formsper·i·car·dit·ic [per-i-kahr-dit-ik] /ˌpɛr ɪ kɑrˈdɪt ɪk/, adjective Examples from the Web for pericarditis Historical Examples of pericarditis

Inflammation, as in pericarditis, inflammation of the pericardium.

Surgery, with Special Reference to Podiatry

Maximilian Stern

The bellowslike sound is more distinct than it is in pericarditis.

Special Report on Diseases of Cattle

U.S. Department of Agriculture

In pleurisy with effusion and in pericarditis with effusion there is hypotension.

Arteriosclerosis and Hypertension:

Louis Marshall Warfield

It is more especially when pericarditis complicates rheumatic polyarthritis that pulmonary affections occur.

A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II

Various

Endocarditis is probably more frequent than pericarditis, and the aortic are more liable than the other valves to suffer.

A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II

Various

British Dictionary definitions for pericarditis pericarditis noun

1. inflammation of the pericardium

Derived Formspericarditic (ˌpɛrɪkɑːˈdɪtɪk), adjective Word Origin and History for pericarditis n.

1799, from pericardium + -itis.

pericarditis in Medicine pericarditis [pĕr′ĭ-kär-dī′tĭs] n.

1. Inflammation of the pericardium.