PERICARDITIS

pericarditis

(noun) inflammation of the pericardium

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

pericarditis (countable and uncountable, plural pericarditides or pericardites)

(cardiology, pathology) Inflammation of the pericardium, the membrane that surrounds the heart.

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