pericarditis

English

Etymology

From pericard(ium) +‎ -itis.

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˌper.ɪ.kɑːrˈdaɪ.t̬əs/
    • Audio (General American):(file)

Noun

pericarditis (countable and uncountable, plural pericarditides or pericardites)

  1. (cardiology, pathology) Inflammation of the pericardium, the membrane that surrounds the heart.
    Hypernyms: carditis, cardiopathy
    Coordinate terms: endocarditis, myocarditis, pancarditis, perimyoendocarditis

Derived terms

Translations

Spanish

Etymology

From pericardio +‎ -itis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /peɾikaɾˈditis/ [pe.ɾi.kaɾˈð̞i.t̪is]
  • Rhymes: -itis
  • Syllabification: pe‧ri‧car‧di‧tis

Noun

pericarditis f (plural pericarditis)

  1. (cardiology, pathology) pericarditis

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