pericarditis

Noun

Meaning

inflammation of the pericardium

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

endocarditis angina colitis heart inflammation hepatitis arthritis coronary encephalitis bronchitis gastritis arteriosclerosis enteritis hypertension atherosclerosis
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Hypernyms

carditis

Phrases with the word

constrictive pericarditis

Examples

Chest pain from costochondritis must be differentiated from that of more serious conditions including heart attack, pericarditis, and other conditions. Source: Internet

Rarely, the disease may progress to cause viral ), myocarditis (heart muscle infection), pericarditis (inflammation/fluid collection of the tissue surrounding the heart), or encephalitis (brain inflammation). Source: Internet

Persistent bradycardia can also be reversible if it is caused by drug therapy, an infectious disease, pericarditis, myocarditis or hypothyroidism. Source: Internet

; Pericarditis : Inflammation of the pericardium that is typically idiopathic or infectious in nature. Source: Internet

Pericarditis is commonly seen with Behçet's. Source: Internet

It is the second most common heart finding in SLE after pericarditis. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

pericardiopleural pericardioscopy pericardiotomy pericarditus pericardium pericarp