pericarditis

Pronunciation:			`perukâr'dItis
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WordNet Dictionary
	Definition:		[n]  inflammation of the pericardium
	See Also:		carditis
Medical Dictionary
	Definition:		Inflammation of the pericardium.
Biology Dictionary
	Definition:		This is the inflammation of the pericardium. acute pericarditis: caused by viral or bacterial infection, postmyocardial infarction, cardiac surgery, uremia. constrictive pericarditis: the heart is encased by dense, thickened fibrous tissue which impedes the venous filling of the heart suppurative pericarditis: caused by bacterial infection