Pericarditis

//ˌper.ɪ.kɑːrˈdaɪ.t̬əs// noun

noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Inflammation of the pericardium, the membrane that surrounds the heart. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    inflammation of the pericardium wordnet

Synonyms

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anginaapoplexyappendicitisarteriosclerosisarthritisatherosclerosis

Etymology

From pericard(ium) + -itis.

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