pericarditis
Origin of pericarditis
1Other words from pericarditis
- per·i·car·dit·ic [per-i-kahr-dit-ik], /ˌpɛr ɪ kɑrˈdɪt ɪk/, adjective
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How to use pericarditis in a sentence
This will include studies of myocarditis and pericarditis, rare side effects in which the heart muscle or its outer lining becomes inflamed.
Will Pfizer’s FDA approval spell an uptick in COVID vaccination? | Claire Maldarelli | August 25, 2021 | Popular-ScienceThe Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna vaccines require two doses and as of June, also have a warning about the risk of myocarditis and pericarditis, or inflammation of the heart, especially among younger recipients of the shots.
The FDA's New Guillain-Barre Warning For the J&J Vaccine Reflects a Small Increased Risk of the Illness | Alice Park | July 13, 2021 | TimeBased on how many cases of myocarditis and pericarditis that would be expected in young people, the number of reported cases was higher than expected for 12- to 39-year-olds, the researchers found.
The benefits of COVID-19 mRNA vaccines outweigh the risk of rare heart inflammation | Tina Hesman Saey | June 23, 2021 | Science NewsModerna’s vaccine is currently authorized for people 18 and older, so any myocarditis or pericarditis cases noted in 12- to 17-year-olds are mostly from the Pfizer vaccine or from clinical trials in teens and tweens.
The benefits of COVID-19 mRNA vaccines outweigh the risk of rare heart inflammation | Tina Hesman Saey | June 23, 2021 | Science NewsThat’s why sports doctors for years have warned that athletes who develop pericarditis should not return to play until it is gone.
Teen athletes with even mild COVID-19 can develop heart problems | Partho Sengupta | November 18, 2020 | Science News For Students
pericarditis scorbutica—a condition which has been observed mostly in Russia in recent times.
A History of Epidemics in Britain (Volume I of II) | Charles CreightonThe whiteness of the heart would have been due to the fibrinous layer of lymph on its surface, from the pericarditis.
A History of Epidemics in Britain (Volume I of II) | Charles CreightonInflammation of this sac, or pericarditis, is apt to occur as a result of rheumatism, more especially in children.
The amount of plastic pleurisy associated with it was usually great, and in one case there was also severe pericarditis.
The same may be said of the endocarditis and pericarditis noted by several authors.
British Dictionary definitions for pericarditis
/ (ˌpɛrɪkɑːˈdaɪtɪs) /
inflammation of the pericardium
Derived forms of pericarditis
- pericarditic (ˌpɛrɪkɑːˈdɪtɪk), adjective
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