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pericarditis

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • General-American: /ˌper.ɪ.kɑːrˈdaɪ.t̬əs/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

Inflammation of the pericardium, the membrane that surrounds the heart.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: cardiology, medicine, pathology, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: carditis, cardiopathy

2

noun

Meaning 2

inflammation of the pericardium

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: carditis

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek περικάρδιον (perikárdion)lbor. English pericard(ium) Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der. Ancient Greek -ῖτις (-îtis)lbor. New Latin -itisder. English -itis English pericarditis From pericard(ium) + -itis.

Across languages

Translations

18 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: اِلْتِهَاب التَّأْمُور (iltihāb at-taʔmūr) — inflammation of the pericardium, the membrane that surrounds the heart
  • Catalan: pericarditis — inflammation of the pericardium, the membrane that surrounds the heart
  • Czech: perikarditida — inflammation of the pericardium, the membrane that surrounds the heart
  • Czech: zánět osrdečníku — inflammation of the pericardium, the membrane that surrounds the heart
  • Dutch: hartvliesontsteking — inflammation of the pericardium, the membrane that surrounds the heart
  • Esperanto: perikardiito — inflammation of the pericardium, the membrane that surrounds the heart
  • Finnish: sydänpussitulehdus — inflammation of the pericardium, the membrane that surrounds the heart
  • French: péricardite — inflammation of the pericardium, the membrane that surrounds the heart
  • German: Perikarditis — inflammation of the pericardium, the membrane that surrounds the heart
  • German: Herzbeutelentzündung — inflammation of the pericardium, the membrane that surrounds the heart
  • Greek: περικαρδίτιδα (perikardítida) — inflammation of the pericardium, the membrane that surrounds the heart
  • Italian: pericardite — inflammation of the pericardium, the membrane that surrounds the heart
  • Persian: پریکاردیت (perikârdit) — inflammation of the pericardium, the membrane that surrounds the heart
  • Polish: zapalenie osierdzia — inflammation of the pericardium, the membrane that surrounds the heart
  • Romanian: pericardită — inflammation of the pericardium, the membrane that surrounds the heart
  • Russian: перикарди́т (perikardít) — inflammation of the pericardium, the membrane that surrounds the heart
  • Spanish: pericarditis — inflammation of the pericardium, the membrane that surrounds the heart
  • Turkish: perikardit — inflammation of the pericardium, the membrane that surrounds the heart