‖ pericarditis Path.
(ˌpɛrɪkɑːˈdaɪtɪs)
[f. pericard-ium + -itis.]
Inflammation of the pericardium. Hence pericarditic (-ˈɪtɪk) a.
| 1799 Hooper Med. Dict., Pericarditis, inflammation of the pericardium. 1834 J. Forbes Laennec's Dis. Chest (ed. 4) 571 Cases of chronic pericarditis. 1854 Jones & Siev. Pathol. Anat. (1875) 35 Cases of pericarditis of renal origin. 1857 Mayne Expos. Lex. 907/2 Pericarditic. |