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pericardiodesis

pericardiodesis noun: a procedure involving the fusion of the layers of the pericardium after the injection of a sclerosant, used in the treatment of recurrent pericardial effusions.

Noun

pericardiodesis (plural pericardiodeses)

  1. A procedure involving the fusion of the layers of the pericardium after the injection of a sclerosant, used in the treatment of recurrent pericardial effusions.

Forms of pericardiodesis

pluralpericardiodeses

Origin of pericardiodesis

From pericardium + -o- + -desis.

Words that rhyme with pericardiodesis

Questions about pericardiodesis

What does pericardiodesis mean?
Pericardiodesis means a procedure involving the fusion of the layers of the pericardium after the injection of a sclerosant, used in the treatment of recurrent pericardial effusions.
What part of speech is pericardiodesis?
Pericardiodesis is a noun.
What is the plural of pericardiodesis?
The plural of pericardiodesis is pericardiodeses.

Words near pericardiodesis in the dictionary

  1. pericardiectomies
  2. pericardiectomy
  3. pericardin
  4. pericardiocenteses
  5. pericardiocentesis
  6. pericardiodesis
  7. pericardioperitoneal
  8. pericardiophrenic
  9. pericardiopleural
  10. pericardioscopy
  11. pericardiotomies

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