serositis Path.
(sɪərəʊˈsaɪtɪs)
[f. L. serōs-us serous + -itis.]
Inflammation of serous membrane.
| 1892 F. P. Foster Illustr. Encycl. Med. Dict. IV. 2788/1 Serositis. Ibid., Multiple serositis, simultaneous inflammatory effusion into several serous sacs. 1905 H. A. Hare Text-bk. Pract. of Med. 465 The pericardium suffers from a chronic hyperplastic or fibroid inflammatory process, which likewise affects the serous membranes elsewhere, whence the name ‘multiple serositis’. 1926 Jrnl. Amer. Med. Assoc. 24 Apr. 1323/2 (heading) Lipiodol in diagnosis and treatment of tuberculous serositis. 1961 R. D. Baker Essent. Path. v. 92 Wherever an infarct extends to a serous surface it produces serositis. |