Pericarditis


[per-i-kahr-dahy-tis] /ˌpɛr ɪ kɑrˈdaɪ tɪs/

noun, Pathology.
1.
inflammation of the .
/ˌpɛrɪkɑːˈdaɪtɪs/
noun
1.
inflammation of the pericardium
n.

1799, from pericardium + -itis.

pericarditis per·i·car·di·tis (pěr’ĭ-kär-dī’tĭs)
n.
Inflammation of the pericardium.

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